Draft Dodger
11-04-2003, 05:25 PM
I'm generally not in favor of the death penalty, but, really shouldn't we just sue this guy and spare everyone else a great deal of mysery?
http://examiner.net/stories/110403/new_110403010.shtml
the story:
When Independence police officers arrived at an accident on U.S. 24 Saturday night, they had no idea it might cost them $500,000 to write down the offending driver's name.
But when they asked Daniel Smith, 45, the driver of the striking vehicle, for his driver's license, he told them his name was copyrighted. Instead of handing them his license, he gave them a piece of paper he had generated on a computer saying that anyone who duplicated his name in any fashion would be subject to a lawsuit.
According to police reports, he then told the officers that he would not turn over his license unless he was given a receipt. When the officers informed him that he would be getting his license back, he refused and demanded a receipt.
The officers then called in for a supervisor. After he arrived, he was immediately added to the list of people being sued.
When the supervisor explained that Smith would need to contact the city's Law Department, he said each time his name appears on any document it was a $500,000 action and if it was not paid within 10 days, it goes to $1.5 million.
Failing that, Smith said judgments would be entered against all parties involved and their property.
After the officers wrote tickets to Smith for expired tags, careless driving and improper registration, he refused to take back his license until given a receipt.
According to the police, when asked why he did not want his license back, he said the more times his name was written, the more money he would get.
He was offered a field receipt and sent on his way.
And by the way, although a person can legally copyright their name, under fair use laws, anyone can write down that name so long as they are not making money from it.
http://examiner.net/stories/110403/new_110403010.shtml
the story:
When Independence police officers arrived at an accident on U.S. 24 Saturday night, they had no idea it might cost them $500,000 to write down the offending driver's name.
But when they asked Daniel Smith, 45, the driver of the striking vehicle, for his driver's license, he told them his name was copyrighted. Instead of handing them his license, he gave them a piece of paper he had generated on a computer saying that anyone who duplicated his name in any fashion would be subject to a lawsuit.
According to police reports, he then told the officers that he would not turn over his license unless he was given a receipt. When the officers informed him that he would be getting his license back, he refused and demanded a receipt.
The officers then called in for a supervisor. After he arrived, he was immediately added to the list of people being sued.
When the supervisor explained that Smith would need to contact the city's Law Department, he said each time his name appears on any document it was a $500,000 action and if it was not paid within 10 days, it goes to $1.5 million.
Failing that, Smith said judgments would be entered against all parties involved and their property.
After the officers wrote tickets to Smith for expired tags, careless driving and improper registration, he refused to take back his license until given a receipt.
According to the police, when asked why he did not want his license back, he said the more times his name was written, the more money he would get.
He was offered a field receipt and sent on his way.
And by the way, although a person can legally copyright their name, under fair use laws, anyone can write down that name so long as they are not making money from it.