tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post7810516916843901941..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: LexPublica: Open Sourcing the Legal ProcessGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-71114808086364846142009-12-03T23:05:58.821+00:002009-12-03T23:05:58.821+00:00@Zak: thanks. it's an ambitious project, and ...@Zak: thanks. it's an ambitious project, and I wish you luck with it.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-48822667238997172792009-12-03T21:49:32.909+00:002009-12-03T21:49:32.909+00:00Guy, Glyn and Joe: You may each be interested in t...Guy, Glyn and Joe: You may each be interested in the process we are using to develop agreements: http://lexpubli.ca/about/process – we understand and are working to mitigate the risks involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-67450552513495643182009-12-03T21:49:32.908+00:002009-12-03T21:49:32.908+00:00Crosbie: It is clear that individuals and organiza...Crosbie: It is clear that individuals and organizations will continue to create and be party to legal agreements that are both fair and unfair. We aim to help people be better informed and prepared – especially that large group of people who can't afford legal services.<br /><br />If you have material comments on how to improve what is offered or suggestions on dealing with the larger societal issues you hint at, we'd be glad to hear them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-25115243648122759582009-12-03T20:29:53.733+00:002009-12-03T20:29:53.733+00:00@joe: interesting comparison -thanks.@joe: interesting comparison -thanks.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-59484442590656654202009-12-03T20:17:43.159+00:002009-12-03T20:17:43.159+00:00'Cause you are so much more secure using a con...'Cause you are so much more secure using a contract that has been reviewed by the guy who wrote it and no one else./sarcasm<br /><br />I am not a lawyer but I am a consulting engineer and every day I use standard specifications which I hope are ok because there really isn't enough time to go through every line and check it. I just trust that someone else in the practice has and nearly always it is ok and when it isn't we spot it and fix it in time. If I could figure out how to do it I would probably try and get those fixes added to our standard docs.<br /><br />Having a load of other parties (contractors and clients as well as consultants) using the document and submitting patches and another load checking those patches before they are applied would lead to much better specifications. I am sure the same applies to legal docs.Filceolairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115008796905710763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-87977995743974456182009-12-03T13:28:10.643+00:002009-12-03T13:28:10.643+00:00@guy: yes, that's a good point. It shows that...@guy: yes, that's a good point. It shows that extending open source ideas to other domains is often tricky...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-52382883038721075732009-12-03T13:18:25.142+00:002009-12-03T13:18:25.142+00:00Hmmm, there's a significant difference in risk...Hmmm, there's a significant difference in risk here.<br /><br />Can't afford MS word? Find an open source version and download it and use it *at your own risk*. What's the worst that can happen? The program doesn't work very well, there's no spell checker and the fonts look awful. But you can write and print letters that are readable. And it has bugs --- "it crashed for me when I changed the paper size, but I fixed it... here's a patch". Very decent of you, and your loss was minor.<br /><br />Can't afford a lawyer to draft a contract? Find an open source version and download it and use it *at your own risk*. What's the worst that can happen? The contract doesn't cover a significant aspect of law, and you get wiped out when you come to rely on it in court. You send a bug report to the original author (perhaps you even know how to fix it). Very decent of you, but your loss was total.guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-58997775241894008462009-12-02T19:03:45.395+00:002009-12-02T19:03:45.395+00:00Someone must be playing a joke to suggest that an ...Someone must be playing a joke to suggest that an 'open source' legal aid site should help businesses con people into believing they can alienate themselves from their freedom of speech, i.e. via NDAs.<br /><br />I'm surprised they don't also list contracts for slaves and indentured servants, although maybe these are euphemistically referred to as 'employment agreements'.<br /><br />The outfit may end up being called LexAsinus if they're not careful.Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.com