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I just discovered this person on YouTube, member name is LegalEagle (real first name is Devin) who is a real life lawyer, and has been doing videos discussing the accuracies (or mistakes) TV shows or movies make when featuring real legal matters.

He already has many videos up, but this video is a good starting point, where he discusses the infamous series finale to Seinfeld.


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Edited by kory on Sep 22nd 2024 at 9:15:19 AM

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#951: Sep 7th 2023 at 4:45:58 PM

[up]Well, the ghost kitchens can't be helping. I'd imagine mistakes like that happening a lot when the kitchens are effectively pulling double duty, between their normal business and however busy that gets + however many 'fake' restaurants they're also cooking for.

Edited by Chortleous on Sep 7th 2023 at 6:49:04 AM

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#952: Sep 7th 2023 at 5:41:52 PM

I mean, I get accidentally burning a burger to a char, but then selling it... Really?

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#953: Sep 7th 2023 at 5:44:31 PM

Around North Austin, I can say that there are two massively multi-restaurant facilities that are only for delivery/takeout in my area. One is out in the open on the highway and one is hidden in an industrial park. I think the only place I've delivered from that is directly running a second brand out of a noteworthy kitchen is Chili's, which launched "It's Just Wings" during the lockdowns. I never delivered out of the closest Chuck E. Cheese, but I know they had their own secret delivery-only brand named Pasqually's Pizza and Wings.

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#954: Sep 7th 2023 at 7:39:14 PM

There was some hubbub some time ago about an experimental design for a high traffic fast food chain (I want to say Taco Bell). Anyway, part of the hoopla was apparently the design allowed extra kitchen space for ghost kitchens.

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#955: Sep 7th 2023 at 8:27:37 PM

The big splash I remember Taco Bell making in restaurant design was lofting the kitchen over multiple lanes of drive through and lowering the orders to the cars like the pneumatic tubes at a bank, which I suppose would allow for extra room for ghost kitchen work.

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#957: Sep 14th 2023 at 10:34:30 AM

Legal Eagle covers the case of Michael Oher.

This seems a particularly slimy case that should sound familiar to fans of Britney Spears. Remember, people, always read the contract, always know what you're signing, even if it's from someone you trust.

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#958: Sep 14th 2023 at 11:53:05 AM

I remember when this controversy first came out (just a couple months ago, right), there were people calling for Sandra Bullock to have her Oscar award revoked because she must have known how bad the Tuohys were in real life.

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#959: Sep 16th 2023 at 11:23:24 AM

The red flag in that case is why a full conservatorship was needed when the Tuohys (or their lawyer) must have known they could legally adopt an adult. Everything else is he-said, they-said that needs to go through the discovery process. I refuse to take sides on the basis of gossip and hearsay. It's the fact of the conservatorship that makes me think the complaint is legit.

There is no evidence that Oher is not or was not legally competent to manage his own affairs, and if the Tuohys didn't want his money, why not hire an independent agent for that purpose, like many athletes do?

Edited by Fighteer on Sep 16th 2023 at 2:33:42 PM

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#960: Sep 16th 2023 at 12:52:52 PM

That whole conservator contract stinks, if it says what is being claimed.

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#961: Sep 18th 2023 at 2:12:53 PM

Maybe I'm biased because, well, that movie was a mediocre film in a terrible genre (White Savior Oscar Bait garbage) and I do think Bullock should give back her Oscar but just because it was plain ol' undeserved... but I really don't see any way where the defendants come out looking good here. Either they're not very competent and had bad lawyers or they were malicious.

[down] I don't think even facetiously it could be interpreted as me thinking that the quality of the movie had anything to do with the lawsuit. At worst I'm saying that the quality of the movie clouds my judgment.

[down][down] Only if you, uh, don't finish the sentence. It was hyperbole in that it's not a situation where someone would give back an Oscar, but I stand by she did not deserve an Oscar for that performance.

Edited by Larkmarn on Sep 20th 2023 at 11:01:15 AM

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#962: Sep 18th 2023 at 2:23:43 PM

I don't think the quality of the movie really plays into the lawsuit. This is not about someone making a bad movie, this is about someone being screwed over by a predatory conservatory contract.

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#963: Sep 19th 2023 at 8:21:44 PM

[up][up] TBF on first glance it looked like you were saying you agree with the people saying Sandra Bullock should return her Oscar in response to this conservatorship stuff but might be biased because of the quality of the movie, not that you think she should return the Oscar for separate reasons altogether but also agree that the conservatorship stuff looks awful.

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#964: Sep 19th 2023 at 8:42:50 PM

Unless Bullock knew about the dubious facts of the matter — and there's no reason for her to since she's an actor, not a writer or investigative reporter, I don't see how she would be under any moral obligation to return any awards. She might decide to do it for personal reasons, of course.

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#965: Sep 23rd 2023 at 6:32:55 AM

xQc Is Stealing Content (and So Are Most Reaction Streamers)

I see Devin has declared war. I happen to agree with the headline point, and I am very interested to see his full take on the matter. I've been following the Jacksfilms - Sssniperwolf "feud" for several months now.

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#966: Sep 23rd 2023 at 8:28:35 AM

This is such a weird issue imo. When it could just be solved by people making it clear their fine with people reacting to their content or the reactor asks for permission first.

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#967: Sep 23rd 2023 at 8:54:41 AM

The primary argument that comes from reactors like xQc and Sssniperwolf is that they are benefiting the creators by giving exposure to their videos, but the statistical data belies this.

I watch a lot of reaction videos and I recognize the distinction between transformative content, which offers commentary and interesting opinions without reproducing the entire thing being reacted to; and this type of empty content that offers no transformation and is literally a market substitute.

The distinction appears to be completely ignored by platforms like YouTube and Twitch, which only react to direct copyright infringement claims. Since the original creator often has no knowledge of the reproduction, and algorithms like Content ID don't work across platforms, the shitty reactions go unpunished. Never mind that xQc has a lot more money than a random 'tuber and can afford to fight the battle in court.


As an aside, I'm a little disappointed in Legal Eagle for using The Homies as an example of poor reactions. They follow all the rules, as far as I know, and are very diligent about reacting to things like TV shows and films rather than other creators' content on the platform.

Edited by Fighteer on Sep 23rd 2023 at 12:00:03 PM

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#968: Sep 23rd 2023 at 10:27:26 AM

I haven't watched Ssniperwolf in years, but I thought she did provide commentary in her videos. Did she just stop doing it?

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#969: Sep 23rd 2023 at 5:29:35 PM

There was also a video on whether the 14th amendment could block Trump from running. Short answer, not likely, since it didn't even stop former Civil War revels from running for office, and hinges on whether or not Trump is "an officer of the United States", to which the answer seems to be no.

We are certainly learning these days just how low the bar for running for elected office really is in the US. There seems to be very little that actually categorically disqualifies someone from running at all.

Edited by Redmess on Sep 23rd 2023 at 2:38:12 PM

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#970: Sep 23rd 2023 at 5:56:55 PM

The chances that any court would uphold a 14th Amendment challenge to Trump's presence on the 2024 ballot is basically nil without a conviction for insurrection and/or aiding and abetting one. Since he is merely accused, I don't see how it would be feasible.

Edited by Fighteer on Sep 23rd 2023 at 8:57:10 AM

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#971: Sep 23rd 2023 at 6:48:03 PM

And considering the current SCOTUS, maybe not even then. It is clearly contentious enough that there is no chance this will be settled before the next election.

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#972: Sep 28th 2023 at 11:36:30 AM

Ranking Trump's Terrible Lawyers

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#973: Sep 28th 2023 at 12:30:59 PM

Oh, this is gonna be a good one.

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#975: Sep 28th 2023 at 1:35:48 PM

It's basically:

  • S-tier: No one
  • A-Tier: People who are competent and therefore you haven't heard of them because they don't shove themselves in front of the camera.
  • B-Tier: People you've heard of who haven't been indicted.
  • No C, no D.
  • F-Tier: People who have been indicted.

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