It is a commonly acknowledged fact that organizations in the late
20th century America are not, in fact, run by the officers
supposedly elected or appointed to this duty. They are run by
their lawyers...Lawyer's are people too. If you ever doubt this,
please note that no lower life form has ever exhibited such a
wide range of demonstrably irrational or inconsistent
behavior. The Law is whatever the courts say The Law is, and
lawyers make most of their money by guessing what the courts will
say in the future. Like all prognosticators, they are out of
their depth when presented with anything new and original, such
as the GNU copyleft.

--Mr. Protocol (May 1995 "SUNEXPERT", p. 24)