Nixon Peabody song of (self) praise
p2pnet news | Advertising:- A tacky, really tacky, song of self-praise in mp3 format, produced by law firm Nixon Peabody, is currently raising laughs around the Net , to the intense anger of Nixon Peabody.
“This song was put together in celebration of Nixon Peabody’s Fortune 100 ‘Best Places to Work’ recognition,” says the firm, quoted by AbovetheLaw. “Nixon Peabody aims to be the best law firm to work with and the best law firm to work for. Fun is not prohibited here.”
Its bad and its’ baaad and it also showed up on YouTube. And that’s BAD, says Nixon Peabody.
“Fair enough,” says AbovetheLaw. “But then we spoke with two firm spokespersons by telephone. They called us.”
The post goes on:
It wasn’t a very “[f]un” conversation. They weren’t happy campers. Even if they may be winners, since “everyone’s a winner at Nixon Peabody.”
this is not a pipe this is not a theme song Nixon Peabody NP Above the Law blog.jpgThey emphasized that the song was internal to the firm and is protected by copyright. They also insisted that it is NOT a “theme song” – in any way, shape or form.
They demanded to know who sent the song to us. We informed them that we don’t reveal our sources, unless served with a subpoena (and maybe not even then – a Judy Miller-style jail stint might be good publicity for ATL).
They asserted copyright over the song and asked us to take it down, from our site and from YouTube. We stated our view that posting and commenting on the song constitutes fair use. It also falls within our newsgathering mission as a media organization.
We explained that our site is all about law firms and the legal profession. They said: “We know what you’re about.”
They claimed the person who leaked this song is “in a fight” with Nixon Peabody, and menacingly stated that they (meaning NP) “don’t intend to let this thing lie.” We informed them that we have no desire to get involved in the firm’s purported dispute with this unnamed individual. And that’s where we left things.
Not quite, though.
The post doesn’t stop there and among other things, AbovetheLaw wonders, “Are they worried about the song running afoul of lawyer advertising rules?” – going on:
But the NP song – which, to repeat, is NOT a “theme song” – does not constitute lawyer advertising. It was produced for internal use, not public dissemination. It was leaked to us, without the firm’s knowledge or consent, and our coverage makes that clear. We think the firm needs to relax.
(We will append an explanation to the original post, directing readers to this post and explaining that the song is not lawyer advertising, was prepared for internal use only, was leaked to us, is being used over the firm’s objection, etc.)
So that’s where things stand. We’ll let you know about any further developments.
And remember: It is NOT a “theme song”!
Meanwhile, a YouTube statement says, in big red letters:
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Nixon Peabody LLP.
So there!
But, too late because, “This memorable tune will also live on in the blogosphere,” says a MySpace item, which also includes a list of some of the sites which have so far also picked up on the farce.
Click here for a listen.
Also See:
AbovetheLaw – Nixon Peabody: This Is Not a Love Theme Song, officials say, August 23, 2007
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September 8th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Nixon Peabody is the winner here. They are a client of mine and now they are more widely known. You can’t pay for this kind of publicity. Pretty smart of them, I’d say.
Thanks for helping!