In other Hollywood news, Universal Studios wants to sue…itself. Overlawyered relays the news that Universal Studios attorneys are so desperate for some legal action that they sent cease and desist letters out to the viral marketers who pushed Universal's film Serenity. Sounds like normal corporate Hollywood stuff, right? One slight problem: Universal's marketing department designed the viral marketing campaign. Guess the legal department didn't get that memo. Or maybe they're just bored and want to go to court over something.
This week, the legal blogs are also filled with commentary on the election results. We all know the Democrats are in charge of Congress again, so I'll leave this one alone. However, the more interesting political event of the week for me was Donald Rumsfeld's "resignation." Bush named former CIA head Robert Gates as Rumsfeld's replacement, a move that is apparently garnering support from Democrats, Republicans, and legal bloggers alike. In fact, I think the only person who wasn't in favor of ousting Rumsfeld was Vice President Dick Cheney. He's probably worried that with Rumsfeld gone, he's going to take a lot more criticism for the part he's played in the Iraq war. Personally, I think it would be pretty easy for him to remedy this situation; he could just shoot someone else in the face during a hunting trip to direct the criticism away from his politics and toward his personal life.
Well, guys, that's all for this week. Join me again next week to dissect legal and political events and to mock the never-ending blunders and mistakes of our colleagues…hopefully more of the latter than the former because, let's face it, it's just more fun that way.
