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20.3.2007

Finland for Thought acquires legal representation

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: @ 5:15 pm

Sorry Hank W., you’re fired. :-) I’ve been contacted by Herkko Hietanen of Turre Legal, a Finnish law firm who focus on computer and corporate law. They will be handling my case and representing me pro bono.

You might remember Herkko from a couple years ago when I interviewed him on Radio Free Finland during the podcast’s debut show (click to download the mp3). He’s a PhD student and lawyer who specializes in IT-law particularly with open source, and co-founder of EFFI (Electronic Frontier Finland). He and his colleagues have just published a book, “Community Created Content. Law, Business and Policy” available on Amazon.

To sum it up, there’s no better person and firm on this earth to have representing me.

Herkko will be on YLE TV2 tonight tomorrow night at 20.30 or YLE TV1 at 18.00 (not sure which yet, I’ll let you know) to discuss net libel cases. My case will be briefly mentioned (not sure to what extent yet). Since I’m out of the country at the moment, if anyone could record it for me, that would be fantastic!

And as always, I’ll be keeping you all up to date on the situation.

  • aet75

    Now you’re cookin’ with gas! :)

  • Hank W.

    Ah, boner come, boner go. ;)

  • Anonymous

    Kouros did not know what he was getting into. What a moronic fool! Maybe the stupid Iranian will learn a lesson from this.

  • http://koti.phnet.fi/bevertje/index majava

    This is what I meant earlier with “the finger”… ;)

  • http://stockholmslender.blogspot.com/ mjr

    This is grand news – you certainly got reinforcements here, sounds like ideal representation for the case!

  • Punter

    Way to go. Give it back to him with interest. Great to see you decided to stand up to him and pursue his threat. Now, don’t let him off the hook. All those that have suffered at his hand before will thank you. Good luck.

  • Anonymous

    It’s always a bonus if your lawyer looks intimidating.

  • Pave

    I think you mean at 20.30 on TV1 or 18.00 TV2? Hope it wasn’t the latter as it just ended and I missed it :(

  • bold and the beautiful

    OH THE DRAMA!! EXCITING, though the guy in the pic looks quite dodgy – but that’s more good news!

  • N.

    At turre.com it says the YLE news bit will be broadcast tomorrow i.e. on Wednesday?

  • http://www.finlandforthought.net Phil

    At turre.com it says the YLE news bit will be broadcast tomorrow i.e. on Wednesday?

    Ohh, maybe I misunderstood him. Maybe he gets interviewed tonight to be on tomorrow.

  • ianz

    Yeah, its tomorrow. More info http://www.turre.com/blog/?p=90

  • gopha

    Congrats on not taking this lying down. AK got away with bullying too much, taking people’s ignorance for granted. Then he decided to mess with the wrong person. This should bring him down a few levels.

    Don’t let compliments and the like keep you from the fact that you should have gotten some sort of legal advice in the first place. We all learn our lessons though! Hopefully, more bloggers will see this as a good example as to how you are no longer untouchable.

    Good luck!

  • Mikael

    I wish you good luck. :)
    What’s at stake here? Freedom of Speech and the right to use pictures for non-profit-gain purposes? Bloggers’ power? Money? Honor? The beautiful princess and half of the empire?

  • winter

    Go get the fool. Can we help? As in did up dirt on him?

    I can always Photoshop the guy into the Lebanon’s “Green Helmet” guys” already photoshoped ” pictures of death and destruction (that didn’t happen).

    Or maybe we can find a picture of some dead “stepped on a Palistian planted landmine” Palistian family, with the guy as the head of family, showing full blame “of course, per the BBC” on Israel.

    I can be PC as well. Just let me at him.

  • egan

    what the fuck is comment 15 about?

  • uncle sam

    Impressive… I don’t think I would like to meet this guy either on court or a back alley :)

  • Hank W.

    Umm, good question Egan. I supmpose its either not enough medication or all taken at once.

  • Plasma

    That dood looks like a criminal himself. Good luck tho.

  • winter

    I guess I have to explain #15.

    First its the new way to report the news in todays world. You just make it up, like the BBC does, and every one forgets to read the little retraction the BBC has 2 weeks later.

    Second, if you want to defame a country or someone, just Photoshop. We all like photo’s.

    Or third, make up a lie, like there are a half million dead in Iraq, place the news source on phone calls to unknown sources, or even better, say you interviewed them all (Dead folks right).

  • RAVE THE DAVE

    Winter, don’t derail this rather important issue. For once just shut up if you don’t have something on-topic to say.

    Good news about the legal muscle, Phil. You really know how to network.

  • Anonymous

    Watch out Phil, I hear terroristi Alexis just hired Denny Crane, lol.

  • http://www.finlandforthought.net Phil

    Cheers for all the support guys and gals!!!

  • aNtonio

    Really good news, the lethovaara case (herkko’s blog) :) has been on my mind since I read the original post. I am hoping you will go all the way with it.

    I already posted on my blog, hopefully this will get a lot of attention from other blogs and even the media.

  • Keksi

    I can do the same thing we did with the Neon show if I’m at home. As long as they represent me too, if I get sued :)

  • winter

    Dave… calm down, I am just trying to help. There are known ways to smear this guy, our press (BBC) uses them evey day.

  • Lan Theroux

    Phil you sure this Herkko dude is the right guy representing you? He looks just… FUCKING EVIL!

  • winter

    “He looks just… FUCKING EVIL!”

    Naw, he looks like he will tar and feather the guy. He will not stop, and waive the French white flag of surrender. He will not become a human shield for Iran, as Iran is not going to bribe him with oil.

  • http://www.finlandforthought.net Phil

    Herkko’s wallet has “BAD MUTHA FUCKER” stenciled on it. :-)

  • winter

    wallet has “BAD MUTHA FUCKER”

    I want one of those.

  • http://politicalcritic.com Shawn

    Good luck!

  • Nirva

    Hey Phil, got permission to use that picture from Turre Legal?

  • http://www.ovimagazine.com Thanos

    Perhaps …we should meet him as well!!!

  • gopha

    Denny Crane

    bahahahaha!

  • Anonymous

    Denny Crane, Denny Crane, Denny Crane

  • Lan Theroux

    Winter, cool it with the anti-french remarks.

  • RAVE THE DAVE

    “”wallet has “BAD MUTHA FUCKER”

    I want one of those.”" – Comment by winter

    They don’t mean it literally, winter.

  • winter

    “They don’t mean it literally, winter.”

    The wallet? or the “BAD MUTHA FUCKER”?

    By the way, I tried to visualize this guy waiving a White Flag of surrender. But his picture shows no such action, or at least a believable image action anyone would believe.

  • Summer

    Wouldn’t Winter’s wallet, instead saying “BAD…”, have to say “STUPID…”?

  • Kuljinkauas

    Hank W. you’re free to “pro-boner” for me anytime.

  • STAYINFINLAND

    THIS IS ALL HAPPENING BECAUSE YOUR BLOG IS DRIVEL AND FULL OF SHIT, THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ELEMENTRY EDUCATION:

  • Pave

    So was he on TV or not, and when?

  • winter

    “EXAMPLE OF ELEMENTRY EDUCATION:”

    Are you sure?

    We just found out that 1/3 of the people in the USA nations Capitol (DC) are illiterate.

    Thus 1/3 of us can’t even write enough to apply for a job. Great USA education (Run by Union thugs no less) and a corrupt Demm led GOVERNMENT.

    Then again here in Southern Maryland, not even ½ the kids who go to High School, even bother to stay the full 4 years.

    Saying we even have that level of education (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) may be a reach.

    Its the Demm led Government we say “Thanks” to.

  • http://bnss.podshow.com DAVE THE RAVE

    “The wallet? or the “BAD MUTHA FUCKER”?” – winter

    No, the mother fucking part, motherfucker.

  • winter “Against stupidity, the gods themselves are helpless.”

    I will take either

  • JG

    It seems the Google adverts are back again. Does this mean all is ok? I hope so (although I don’t like the adverts… ;) )!

  • Anonymous

    If Herkko is your lawyer you are deeply Screwed Phil. What ever you do, do not let him into your appartment or watch him all the time. Whatever, by the time you go to court Herkko himself is probabely doing time for shoplifting.

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