This is outrageous. Here is a Reuters article entitled, “Judge Orders Sale of Simpson Book About Murders”.
This time, the slime happens to be Fred Goldman. The judge in the case ordered the sale of the rights of the reprehensible Simpson tome to be sold at auction with the proceeds going to help satisfy the earlier civil court, wrongful death judgment. Here is a quote…
“The Goldmans were horrified as to the content, but the real horror was that Simpson was profiting,” Goldman’s lawyer, David Cook, said. “O.J. is now on the block. On the right hand we get to sell the book, and on the left we get the money.”
On the left hand, you get the money, and on the right, you are an ass, sir.
Fred Goldman was front and center with his outrage about the book. But that was before he was going to get some money. How much is it worth? How much money to allow a sociopath to describe the grisly details of your son’s murder? How much to allow other, budding, demented killers a chance to study your son’s death as a textbook, Mr. Goldman.
You know, there is such a thing as a murder or killer convention. Just like a baseball card show, where athletes show up to sign things for a fee. Simpson has, reportedly, been garnering income from these freak shows. How long ’til people show up at these events with Goldman approved copies of the book for the killer to sign? What’s that worth Mr. Goldman?
It’s always about the money.
The Brown family was not mentioned in this article. My hope is that they sue Goldman and stop this insanity. That would be a sad day also because, one would hope that the two families would be able form common front, in the interest of their loved ones memories.
How much is dignity worth, Mr. Goldman?
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Jayne d'Arcy wrote,
My jaw just dropped when I saw this. I really think that judge needs a good smack on the skull for even thinking of putting this trash out for public consumption.
Link | March 13th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Janus Roth wrote,
You are both missing the point. The point is that the Goldman’s will own the trashy book. They just didn’t want OJ (the killer) to profit from this. I can’t believe the Goldmans will ever have it published. They are just trying to stop this freak from continuing to profit from the murders.
Link | March 13th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Outeasy wrote,
Get a cup of coffee and read this: http://outeasy.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/my-dog/
The bottom line is OJ owns no any interest in the book or show, “If I did It.” These were sold by OJ to Harper Collins & Fox (Both Rupert Murdoch). But, there is nothing stopping OJ from selling rights to another book. So, this is good legal posturing by Fred G. to set some precedent here, but there will be no auction in 30 days. Now, Rupert, that’s another story, but not OJ, not this time. Good blog here, btw!
Link | March 13th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Outeasy wrote,
Hey Jack,
I tried to post the following to your site, but got bounced as a “spammer,” which I’m not :-) and no fan of OJ.
Get a cup of coffee and read this:
http://outeasy.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/my-dog/
Reuters didn’t do a very good job with that piece. The bottom line is OJ owns no present interest in the book or show, “If I did It.” These were sold by OJ to Harper Collins & Fox (Both Rupert Murdoch - News Corp.). But, there is nothing stopping OJ from selling rights to another book. So, this is good legal posturing by Fred G. to keep the heat going here, but there will be no auction in 30 days. Sadly, Fred, his lawyer, the judge, nor anybody else (OJ included) doesn’t know what OJ owns, but it never hurts to be safe. Fred’s lawyer David Cook has in the past said it himself, “We’re going to burrow to the center of the earth to find Simpson’s assets,” Now for money, Rupert, that’s another story, but not OJ, not this time. Good blog here, BTW!
Have a good evening,
Out Easy
http://www.outeasy.wordpress.com
Link | March 14th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Jayne d'Arcy wrote,
So far everything that I’ve read says that the book WILL BE sold. If Goldman were to own the book and stick it at the back of the closet, then that would be good. If it’s available to the public, even if OJ doesn’t see one red cent from sales and the families benefit, it still serves the purpose of keeping OJ in the spotlight. A place he no longer belongs.
Link | March 14th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Outeasy wrote,
Hey Jayne,
Believe me. Fred Goldman has zero interest in seeing “The Book” get published, even for the back of his closet. Simply, the court is granting Fred the right to pursue any future financial gain OJ may have left via “intellectual” property rights to “The Book.” That’s all. But, “The Book” and the “Rights” are gone - sold to News Corp., who is not being sued by Fred, nor is selling “The Book.” Thankfully, there is nothing for sale here. Fred, God bless him, only wants to make certain OJ does not stand to profit. The court, is but one way to make it so.
Outeasy
http://www.outeasy.wordpress.com
Link | March 14th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Pribek wrote,
Sorry about the spam allegation Outeasy. My guess, it’s because you posted a link.
O.K., I also believe that the Reuters piece was poorly done. No big surprise. I guess what raised my ire was the giddy tone in the quote from, lawyer, David Cook. I did a little more snooping and it appears that Cook is a collections attorney which, possibly, explains his delight. Another lawyer, Jonathan Polak, is the one whose quotes are being bandied around now.
The way I understand it, Harper-Collins/Newscorp. has rights that expire in May. At that time, they revert to a company called Lorraine Brooke. Lorraine Brooke is a front for O.J. The judge has ordered Lorraine Brooke to auction the rights. No date has been set for this auction. Polak has said that if no publisher bids on the book, the Goldmans will buy it and lock it up.
I was too harsh on Goldman in the post but this thing is still screwy. Since there is no date set for the auction, the plan may be to wait it out until interest goes away. However, if/when it does go to auction there will be sleazy publishers coming out of the woodwork. Does Goldman want to engage in a bidding fiasco with these guys?
Also, the money from any auction presumably goes to the Goldmans toward the civil judgment. Does this mean that Yale Galanter does not get compensated for his part in the sale?
Anyway, Outeasy I read the piece about Fred Pardo; good stuff. Is he related to Don Pardo? That makes me think about Don Pardo’s work on the Frank Zappa song, “I Am The Slime” (ironic isn’t it) which contains these doubly ironic lyrics…
Take it away Don Pardo
YOU WILL OBEY ME WHILE I LEAD YOU
AND EAT THE GARBAGE THAT I FEED YOU
UNTIL THE DAY THAT WE DON’T NEED YOU
DON’T GO FOR HELP NO-ONE WILL HEED YOU
YOUR MIND IS TOTALLY CONTROLLED
IT IS STUFFED INTO MY MOLD
AND YOU WILL DO AS YOU ARE TOLD
UNTIL THE RIGHTS TO YOU ARE SOLD
Link | March 14th, 2007 at 4:59 am
Outeasy wrote,
Hey Jack,
The only story here is that of (yawn)money. Poor David Cook (Goldman’s lawyer) got caught with his pants down when he let the “If I Did It” money slip away. It varies by State, but basically, in a Civil Case (Goldman) where the Court awards damages, you (Goldman) the victim, have the often dubious duty to go collect your money. There is nobody from the Court, in this case California, that is assigned to follow the perp(OJ) around and collect for the victim. So Fred’s got this judgment, and that’s a good thing, but only a start. It’s a useful thing to have to present to a Judge, in this case - Florida, or the Sheriff, to have notice prepared and served in attempt to collect the money. So, where was David Cook when OJ got the “If I Did It” money? Ask David, but I’ll tell you this. It’s going to cost you money to chase money in a Civil Judgment. In this case, you’d need to camp out in Florida to keep tabs on how/when OJ is making money, and be ready to use the proper procedure to get it. So, who’s going to pay for that? Fred? David? Florida’s got some of the most liberal debt laws around, but since OJ lives there, it wouldn’t hurt to domesticate the Judgment there and also garnish wages where OJ is employed. Has this been done? Ask David. Again, it’s going to cost money to do this. Is OJ employed? Maybe by Lorraine Brooke and maybe not. Ask Jonathan Polak, the attorney who formed the corporation for OJ. (Lorraine and Brooke are Simpson’s kids Arnel anad Sydey’s middle names). The new book Rights, Court thing? It’s a story to follow, and closely, if you are David and Fred and want some money. If there are “Rights” to revert to OJ or Lorraine Brooke (really doesn’t matter who) so what? If OJ got paid what’s standard in the biz, a “Kill Fee” by Harper Collins for not proceeding with “If I Did It,” he might be entitled to have the Rights returned. Is this so? Ask Judith Regan fired from Harper Collins, if you can pry her away from writing her own book. Are the “Rights” worth any money? That depends on the answer you give the sharks when asked, “will you buy The Book?” If your answer is “No,” that’s the end of the story.
Link | March 14th, 2007 at 2:36 pm