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George Lucas and Reed Elsevier Conspire to Deny Blawger Press Credentials

By Eric Lipman

My job here at LBW is mostly to keep you all informed of what other law bloggers are up to. But some of my colleagues take it upon themselves to get out there on the front lines. Breaking stories, living on the cutting edge of the issues that matter. So I'm a little outraged at the way Joel Welch of Law is Cool (left, with Greedo) was dissed when he attempted to fulfill his mission. Welch, in an effort to open up a meaningful blawgospheric debate, tried to score press credentials to Star Wars Celebration V, to be held this August in Orlando. He envisioned engaging the conference attendees in a spirited discussion of such matters as the following: ?Could Luke sue in tort for having his hand sliced off by his father?? Or for that matter, ?Could Anakin have a claim as well when he lost his right arm years before during a dual [sic] with Count Dooku?? Then there was the ever complicated contractual issue involving the clone armies produced by the Kaminoans for the Jedi Council, commissioned by a Jedi long since dead. But, alas, his request was denied. First by Reed Exhibitions, a division of Lexis...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).