George Herbert writes:

There was a slight danger in the Foundation chosing to hire Mike as counsel, that he has a long-established tendency to poke fun at people ( cf. Godwin's Law, and more long painful Usenet discussions from 20 plus years ago than I care to remember at the moment...). This is going over rather badly with some people's sense of moral indignation over licensing and copyright issues.

I confess it is a vice, although better for my liver than alcohol or cocaine.

--Mike