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<blockquote data-quote="joethelawyer" data-source="post: 4694968" data-attributes="member: 55764">The bottom line is that it's Clark's money to do with as he pleases. He read the GSL, did his legal analysis, presumably saw the same risks I did legally speaking, and decided it was worth the risk based on past business practices and industry norms.&nbsp; If he seems defensive, maybe it's because to a certain degree this is his &quot;baby.&quot; As he stated in an earlier post, he put a lot of work into it.&nbsp; Maybe he's too close to it. They say lawyers should never act as their own attorneys because they are too close to the matter to be objective.Who knows.Who cares.The bottom line is that Clark made the decision to go for it. He did the legal and business analysis and decided to publish under the GSL.Everyone should make their own legal and business analysis and make their own decision. Everyone has different needs and issues to consider. Everyone who is deciding whether they should publish under the GSL should go talk to a lawyer, someone who deals in these types of matters, not your brother's divorce lawyer or the guy who did your mother's Will.&nbsp; Then talk to other publishers in this business. Then examine your own particular unique situation and your vision of where you want to take your publishing business. Then make a decision.&nbsp; Your own decision.&nbsp; To do something just because someone else is doing it is just, to put it bluntly, stupid.I'd bet a dollar Clark doesn't want to be perceived a giving legal advice on these boards in any way, shape, or form.&nbsp; I doubt he is saying that just because he is doing it that everyone should do it.&nbsp; He is just telling everyone what he is doing, and how he views the matter for him personally.&nbsp; Since everyone's situation is unique, do the same thing he did and evaluate the opportunity for yourself. Then decide./ass coverage on/ Again, don't ever take a word of anything I say here as legal advice.&nbsp; /ass coverage off/Joe</blockquote>

[QUOTE="joethelawyer, post: 4694968, member: 55764"] The bottom line is that it's Clark's money to do with as he pleases. He read the GSL, did his legal analysis, presumably saw the same risks I did legally speaking, and decided it was worth the risk based on past business practices and industry norms. If he seems defensive, maybe it's because to a certain degree this is his "baby." As he stated in an earlier post, he put a lot of work into it. Maybe he's too close to it. They say lawyers should never act as their own attorneys because they are too close to the matter to be objective. Who knows. Who cares. The bottom line is that Clark made the decision to go for it. He did the legal and business analysis and decided to publish under the GSL. Everyone should make their own legal and business analysis and make their own decision. Everyone has different needs and issues to consider. Everyone who is deciding whether they should publish under the GSL should go talk to a lawyer, someone who deals in these types of matters, not your brother's divorce lawyer or the guy who did your mother's Will. Then talk to other publishers in this business. Then examine your own particular unique situation and your vision of where you want to take your publishing business. Then make a decision. Your own decision. To do something just because someone else is doing it is just, to put it bluntly, stupid. I'd bet a dollar Clark doesn't want to be perceived a giving legal advice on these boards in any way, shape, or form. I doubt he is saying that just because he is doing it that everyone should do it. He is just telling everyone what he is doing, and how he views the matter for him personally. Since everyone's situation is unique, do the same thing he did and evaluate the opportunity for yourself. Then decide. /ass coverage on/ Again, don't ever take a word of anything I say here as legal advice. /ass coverage off/ Joe [/QUOTE]

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