A trademark infringement court case involving court-labeled "vexatious litigant" Leo Stoller against baseball great George Brett took a humorous twist when the judge linked to a copyright infringing video on YouTube in his written opinion.
Stoller likes to sue people for trademark infringement whether or not he has a good reason. He calls himself "an intellectual property entrepreneur," but the court system has other, not so flattering, names for him.
His most famous case
"Stoller offered confused, misleading deposition testimony, with unfulfilled promises of cooperation. And the documents he eventually produced made a mockery of the entire proceeding. We have no trouble in upholding the award of fees and costs."
Ouch.
Another judge, apparently a baseball fan, included in his opinion a link to the infamous "pine tar" incident:
The whole colorful episode is preserved, in all its glory, on YouTube, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cu1WXylkto
Not anymore though, notes
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