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Dan Fogelberg's ([info]llama_treats) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2008-07-01 12:57:00
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Entry tags:burning with rage, defensiveness ahoy, internet lawyers, making light, my reputation takes visa, squid brains

LITERARY AGENT SUES THE INTERNET FOR BEING MEAN TO HER. NEWS AT 11.
It all started with a list - a list of questionable literary agencies and agents. Unfortunately, someone named Barbara Bauer was on this list. This made her very, very, very, very unhappy. (So unhappy, in fact, she demanded A BILLION DOLLARS from several bloggers for her pain and suffering.) Why, oh why won't they fork over the dough? And why are they laughing? What's a poor, maligned literary agent to do? SUE WIKIPEDIA AND THE BLOGOSPHERE!, that's what. Hmmph. That'll show 'em!


Oops...DISMISSED! Wikipedia, you bastard!

(SRS BZNS ETA: I've received some additional info about the court cases that are still pending, which can be found here)


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[info]hallidae
2008-07-01 10:24 pm UTC (link)
::laughing through the pain:: Augh. Augh. Hot fudge was not meant for sinuses!

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[info]photosinensis
2008-07-01 10:33 pm UTC (link)
Hot fudge? In July?

*is obviously from Hell*

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(no subject) - [info]redcoast, 2008-07-01 10:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2008-07-01 10:34 pm UTC

[info]hallidae
2008-07-01 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Okay, now that I've recovered a little, I still can't believe this. I mean, I know there's no age limit for behaving like a thirteen-year-old when you get bad reviews, and anyone can be a wanky dumbass when it comes to the internet, but wow. It plays out like classic fanbrat. "Even the authors who've paid me in the past are calling me an asshole. Those ingrates, I'll sue!"

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[info]seraphtrevs
2008-07-01 10:49 pm UTC (link)
Do you think that judges ever use their gavels to beat themselves in the head when cases like this come up? Because I'm not sure that facepalm-ing would be sufficient.

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[info]jkefka
2008-07-01 11:18 pm UTC (link)
Hell, why do you think they have them? Calling order and sweet, merciful oblivion.

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[info]platedlizard
2008-07-01 10:54 pm UTC (link)
If your operation is a scam don't be surprised when people call you a scammer!

Part of me wants this to actually go to trial, though. Discovery's sure to be interesting.

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[info]vitalitat
2008-07-01 10:56 pm UTC (link)
One billion dollars. Who the hell is she? Dr. Evil?

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[info]vitalitat
2008-07-01 10:57 pm UTC (link)
LOL, totally didn't see that in the post you linked. I FAIL.

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Barbara Bauer: Making Christopher Hill look good since 1997.
[info]issendai
2008-07-01 11:05 pm UTC (link)
It's very sweet of her to open her case to public scrutiny like that. So far there are still a few newbie authors who haven't heard about her, but now that the lawsuit is getting national coverage, everyone will know!

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[info]deliciouschaos
2008-07-01 11:08 pm UTC (link)
Oh, Barbara Bauer. Stay classy crazy.

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[info]smashingstars
2008-07-01 11:11 pm UTC (link)
Wikimedia Foundation general counsel Mike Godwin

Godwinned already!

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(no subject) - [info]chibikaijuu, 2008-07-02 01:12 am UTC

[info]airie
2008-07-01 11:13 pm UTC (link)
This wank + your icon =

Heaven.

A++++++ would LOL again!

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(no subject) - [info]llama_treats, 2008-07-01 11:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]airie, 2008-07-01 11:43 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]llama_treats, 2008-07-01 11:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]airie, 2008-07-02 12:15 am UTC

[info]ashenmote
2008-07-01 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Further, the cover letter was handwritten, using a familiar name for the editor that she does not use (essentially feigning familiarity by doing the equivalent of calling Robert "Bob")

Oh Babs. This works only when you can also lay an arm around their shoulders and blow cigar smoke in their faces.

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[info]out_bottle
2008-07-01 11:15 pm UTC (link)
The Star-Ledger comments are fun!

"Barbara Bauer is also a whiny cry baby who from the looks of it, is a terrible and potentially scam artist literary agent - SUE ME WOMAN."

9 out of 10 authors/agents agree... you SUCK!

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(no subject) - [info]janegraddell, 2008-07-02 12:03 am UTC

[info]seiberwing
2008-07-01 11:24 pm UTC (link)
...wow. It's like Dr. Evil's female literary twin.

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[info]jupiterpluvius
2008-07-01 11:37 pm UTC (link)
I actually think she's got a few screws loose. In the upstairs workings. You know, a taco short of a combination plate? Both oars not in the water? A few eggs away from a henhouse?

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(no subject) - [info]jupiterpluvius, 2008-07-01 11:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-01 11:47 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dark_puck, 2008-07-01 11:56 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-02 12:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seraphtrevs, 2008-07-02 01:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]frequentmouse, 2008-07-02 03:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]paranoidandroid, 2008-07-02 09:59 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-02 03:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]empy, 2008-07-02 09:14 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-03 02:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]the__ivorytower, 2008-07-02 12:38 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]chibikaijuu, 2008-07-02 01:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2008-07-02 01:15 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]disdainful_soul, 2008-07-02 06:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]demonbean, 2008-07-02 11:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-02 03:40 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]makeshyft, 2008-07-03 01:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-03 02:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-03 02:37 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]fanpoodlex, 2008-07-03 11:51 am UTC

[info]acari
2008-07-02 12:08 am UTC (link)
Oh hell. Someone in the comments to the second link mentioned 9/11 poems on her site... Why must I be curious, why?

How many more lives must die?

leaving parentless children to cry

Oh my father in heaven I ask Oh Why?

Do we live in a world of the fiery eye

And here I thought the One Ring was destroyed and Sauron dead...

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(no subject) - [info]skeleton_key, 2008-07-02 12:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]deliciouschaos, 2008-07-02 12:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]puipui, 2008-07-02 12:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]gunshou, 2008-07-03 10:16 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]llama_treats, 2008-07-02 12:46 am UTC
(no subject) - tree, 2008-07-02 08:52 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2008-07-02 01:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]judyhazeleyes, 2008-07-02 01:46 am UTC
(no subject) - ultimi_scopuli, 2008-07-02 04:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]breathe, 2008-07-02 06:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2008-07-02 01:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]vzg, 2008-07-02 03:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]jupiterpluvius, 2008-07-02 04:01 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]khym_chanur, 2008-07-02 11:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]also_not_a_pipe, 2008-07-02 04:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bubosquared, 2008-07-02 11:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ladyindigo, 2008-07-02 03:54 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]seiberwing, 2008-07-03 12:55 am UTC

[info]tunxeh
2008-07-02 12:43 am UTC (link)
She's suing Wikipedia? In New Jersey? And she missed her chance to sue them in a court of law in Trenton, New Jersey? So close.

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[info]pfflyernc
2008-07-02 12:44 am UTC (link)
Case against Wikipedia dismissed, there's a shocker!
http://m.app.com/news.jsp?key=81411

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(no subject) - [info]llama_treats, 2008-07-02 12:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]out_bottle, 2008-07-02 12:57 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2008-07-02 01:07 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]chibikaijuu, 2008-07-02 01:17 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]platedlizard, 2008-07-02 01:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]jupiterpluvius, 2008-07-02 04:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]platedlizard, 2008-07-02 04:19 am UTC

[info]turante
2008-07-02 12:47 am UTC (link)
ONE BILLION DOLLARS.

::roffles::

Oh god, I can't stop laughing! She's actually tying to e-sue people for her butthurt! It's beautiful!

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[info]wolfsamurai
2008-07-02 01:22 am UTC (link)
What's the saying again? "Better to be remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it beyond doubt" Rarely have I seen it so appropriate as with this person.

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[info]kosaginolegion
2008-07-02 03:25 am UTC (link)
Well, if my current agent query goes south for the winter and I have to go back to looking, I know where I'm not going.

Except, of course, to point and laugh.

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[info]silrana
2008-07-02 04:46 am UTC (link)
*raises hand*

Proud member of the Barbara Bauer Google-bombing Squad.

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[info]ladyindigo
2008-07-02 04:01 pm UTC (link)
My girlfriend is currently sampling the delights of Ms. Bauer's podcast. Apparently Google is responsible for "a crisis in publishing" and the Google-bombing is being paid for BY the company Google in particular. There is a yes man on with her saying things like "the government should regulate the Internet" and "something should be done." All of this is done with the voice of Sheila Broflovski.

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(no subject) - [info]feenix, 2008-07-03 09:01 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]ladyindigo, 2008-07-03 01:43 pm UTC

[info]lied_ohne_worte
2008-07-02 05:01 pm UTC (link)
Ooh, those bookcovers of "Some popular books the agency helped get published" are a thing of beauty.

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(no subject) - [info]ladyindigo, 2008-07-03 11:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]jupiterpluvius, 2008-07-03 06:02 pm UTC
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