In January 1983 the alley was clear, and the seventh chapter of the night continued to advance to that line on Tuesday 11th.

Watston's early morning fog drifts toward the withered tree at 2420 Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the Ross Law Firm (branch, head office in New York).

The sound of the extended Cadillac...... Bah, baba, talk to people.

Anyway, one of the partners of the firm, Edmund Perry, came to work in the firm.

Mr. Perry, who is also a member of the board of directors of the National Legal Services Corporation of the United States, was sent to Watsington by the head office in New York. (Legal Services Corporation is a legal aid agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, similar to China's legal aid centers.)

The White House is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, so it's great to be able to open a law firm on Pennsylvania Avenue.

It can be compared to the domestic law firm in China, if any law firm is open on the long case street, it is also a sideways existence.

Watsonton's lawsuits are generally not as expensive as New York, but they often have a great impact, especially some chivalrous public interest lawsuits, which can often be known to the whole people.

So even if they don't make any money, for the sake of continued fame and public exposure, those top law firms will also assign elite cadres with more seniority in the "revolving door" system to take charge of Watsonton's business.

These people often have relatively high dividends and low commissions, and they don't rely on their own lawsuits to share the money. Because they all earn face for the firm, they don't have to worry about money.

They are only concerned with how to create a glorious image of the firm in front of the American people as a chivalrous and righteous person who asks for the lives of the people.

"Sir, this is the appointment I made for you today, do you think there is a problem? If there is anything you don't want to deal with or want to forward, I will arrange it immediately. ”

As soon as she sat down in the office, the female secretary handed over several appointments for Attorney Perry.

Perry picked it up and glanced at it, ticked off a few names, and annotated a few letters at the back, indicating that this kind of small client, who obviously has no future and no influence, let other lawyers in the firm who are not very senior practice practice their skills, and there is no need to train him to go out in person.

There were some unclear and relatively influential customers left, and Perry decided to take it more seriously and meet in person for a few words before deciding.

"Well, let's deal with it. By the way, what is the matter with John Barlow looking for me, did you ask in advance?"

The female secretary was also embarrassed: "Mr. Barlow did not disclose it, he said that he wanted to be interviewed. ”

Perry reluctantly lit a cigar and waved her to let her out.

This John Barlow, Perry knew each other, and had a few dealings.

The other party is the founder of a non-governmental organization called the "Electronic Ethics Society", a super hacker who has been committed to protecting the rights and privacy of consumers of cutting-edge electronic products and even LAN users since 1977.

And the most bizarre thing about this person is that although he is a very skilled hacker, his job does not rely on electronic and program-related technology to make money - this John Barlow's job is actually the drummer and lead dancer of a second-tier rock band! Although he is not very popular, he also has a certain number of fans in the rock music industry, and relying on the income of the band, compared with the life of ordinary people, the funds are very abundant and rich.

However, John Barlow had a hard time, mainly because he wanted to engage in public welfare rights protection, which was very expensive and could not be subsidized by the money earned by a second-tier rock band. Therefore, so far, only a non-governmental "society" can be established, and no "foundation" can be established.

But in any case, because of the 5 years of shouting chivalry and righteousness in this circle, the status of the rivers and lakes has been established. When it comes to nonprofits that fight against electronics and internet giants, John Barlow comes to mind first.

Barrister Perry secretly thought through his mind: The thorn came to the door at this time, which electronics giant in the industry offended him? Could it be Motorola?

Unlikely, Motorola's radiation exceedance problem, although it has been hyped up in the past few months, but now Motorola has announced in a high-profile manner that it has joined Tencoin's Electromagnetic Compatibility Prevention and Control Society, which is too harmless to consumers.

So, is it Atari? Atari has indeed had a bad reputation lately, but even if the game is not fun, there is no standard, it is a value judgment based on opinions, how to defend rights?

I have to say that Lawyer Perry is an old man with a good eye, and the other party has not come to the door, and he has already guessed seven or eight.

……

A few hours later, after receiving several clients, Barrister Perry waited for John Barlow.

The person who came was a middle-aged man under 40 years old, with curly hair and a beard, and his style was similar to Max.

"Hey, John, you're going to cause me some trouble this time. Perry was superficially fraternal and hospitable, pouring whiskey for the other party.

"Edmund, I'm not going to take advantage of you for legal fees this time. John Barlow looked relaxed and handed him a new business card.

"EFF Foundation?Electronic Frontier Foundation?" Perry glanced at it, wondering for a few seconds, and then suddenly realized, "You've finally found a sponsor to turn your rights defense society into a foundation?"

A rights protection organization in the form of a non-governmental society can operate like a begging. Even if there are many things that I want to appeal for, I can't afford to pay high legal fees, so I can only beg some big law firms that seek fame to accept risk representation. If the monetary benefits after winning the case are not large enough, then no one will accept the risk agent.

Once it becomes a foundation, it will be a shotgun for a gun, whether it makes money or not, you can make money, anyway, it is not bad money.

John Barlow looked proud that his 5-year-old constipation had been cured: "This has nothing to do with you for the time being, I have something to do this time, I want to speak for the poor: I have evidence that two outsourced customer service operators from Atari committed suicide by jumping off the building yesterday, and there was a police appraisal afterwards that it was a mental disorder caused by excessive stress, which is at least a problem of labor protection that is not in place and leads to the mental health of employees......

As soon as he said this, Perry immediately interrupted him: "So you want to give a voice to those electronics employees who work in unhealthy conditions? You want to sue Atari? Ah, I know, your foundation can't be founded because Schulhoff sponsored your money, right?"

Actually, Perry had already guessed right. John Barlow, an idealist, was able to turn his folk society into the EFF Foundation six or seven years ahead of schedule because Gu Biao gave him a $2 million sponsorship as the foundation's start-up capital.

Gu Biao knew very well that the foundation of this John Barlow would be very powerful in the future. From Sony to Microsoft to Google to Apple, no matter which giant violates consumer privacy and deprives consumers of their right to choose and freedom of property disposal, the EFF Foundation will pounce on it like a mad dog to defend its rights.

Even in 2012, Apple, which was in the middle of the sky, was almost intimidated because of the anti-prison escape and counter-appeal scandal, and was unable to take care of itself, and went all the way to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and its market share in the United States plummeted. Fortunately, there are still many Chinese fruit fans who have never had the string of freedom of property disposal in their heads, and it doesn't matter if it is infringed, Apple has maintained a high market value story for five or six years.

And in this time and space, this time, Gu Biao is very kind.

He didn't even ask for a name. When I gave money, I said it bluntly: I don't need to explain the source of the owner when I was a child, just do business. If Tiankun Entertainment infringes on the freedom of consumers, the EFF Foundation is also welcome to denounce it.

This is definitely not Gu Biao's revenge on business competitors in the name of charity and public welfare, he is a bowl of water.

Faced with the other party's speculation, John Barlow's bearded face flushed, and he said forcefully: "It doesn't matter! Besides, I don't want you to sue Atari for the time being." I hope you can have lobbyists and do something other than legal prosecution. ”

Perry: "Do you want to speak for the victim's family and ask for a settlement?"

John Barlow: "It's not selfish, it's like this: we have an informant who reported that Atari has found out that some R&D employees deliberately sabotaged and stuffed easter eggs to make the game bad in retaliation for the company's oppression. This game was written in 6 weeks with only 1 programmer named Howard.

I now hope that you will find a way to convince that Howard to publicly repent, to reveal his sabotage, and to take some humane responsibility for the agent's death. ”

Edmund Perry doesn't understand it anymore.

What kind of operation is converted?

Legally, Howard, a programmer, has no responsibility for the customer service staff who committed suicide.

Morally, although it can be forcibly explained that "because your game is too badly written, and it is deliberately and maliciously rotten." As a result, the person in charge of customer service was abused 10,000 times by American consumers in three weeks......

All in all a bit far-fetched.

Edmund Perry thought it through and replied:

"This can be done, but whether you appear in court or not, we have to charge according to the price of a formal appearance. Moreover, if we don't go through the prosecution channel, our firm won't be able to show its face-

You should know that money is not our main purpose in these affairs, what we want is a reputation for chivalry. If we don't have a reputation, we're going to be a gunslinger and we're going to have to pay more. ”

It's easy to understand if a person can write a book worth a thousand words and a hundred dollars, and at the same time accumulate followers for his pen name.

So, if you use someone else's pen name and use someone as a gunman, why do you have to take 150 yuan per thousand words? The extra 50 yuan is the premium for others to buy intangible assets such as popularity and fan traffic.

"Deal, you are responsible for whatever means, just persuade that person to publicly repent and apologize, and we are also to expose the inside story that Atari does not treat consumers as human beings. As long as that person is willing to be on TV, you don't have to worry about the follow-up exposure channels. John Barlow said.

He also took out a card and boldly asked Lawyer Perry to swipe it.

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