Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits

Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits

5/2/2025

notes

not sure what I liked more, the watermark or the dragon pun click bait titles.

actually no, it's the watermark.

link

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/

summary

Federal judges do not like it when lawyers electronically watermark every page of their legal PDFs with a gigantic image-purchased for $20 online-of a purple dragon wearing a suit and tie. Not even if your firm's name is "Dragon Lawyers." Federal Magistrate Judge Ray Kent of the Western District of Michigan was unamused by a recent complaint (PDF) that prominently featured the aubergine wyrm. The unusual order generated coverage across the legal blogging community, which was apparently ensorcelled by a spell requiring headline writers to use dragon-related puns.

tags

legal ꞏ PDF ꞏ watermark ꞏ dragon ꞏ court ꞏ law ꞏ cartoon