Canadian Liberal party trying to shut down political parody site with crappy Trademark claims

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Political parody draws Web crowd

Political parody draws Web crowd 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
ZDNet Aug 16 2004 9:50PM GMT

"Publisher peeved at political parody. -
Jul. 26, 2004"

"Publisher peeved at political parody. -
Jul. 26, 2004" 07/28/2004 04:35 AM

Publisher peeved at political parody. -
Jul. 26, 2004

Publisher peeved at political parody. -
Jul. 26, 2004 07/27/2004 09:40 PM
launched legal threats .. came under fire

money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/commentary/wastler/wastler
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Canadian copyfight hots up: Liberal MPs
on the take from copyright industries?

Canadian copyfight hots up: Liberal MPs
on the take from copyright industries? 06/14/2004 09:01 PM
Copyright has become an election issue in Canada, and with the federal election looming on the 28th (I've cast my absentee ballot, for Olivia Chow, and have my fingers crossed for a nation run as well as Toronto was under Jack Layton) the copyfight is heating up back in my homeland. Most recently, a Liberal MP from my old riding of Parkdale introduced a poorly thought-out bill that would have been bad news for the Internet. Michael Geist wrote an editorial about this in the Toronto Star, and the fallout has been intense, with letters going back and forth in the paper. Michael's written a followup editorial that the Star just ran.

Further, copyright reform proceedings must also be perceived to be balanced. According to Elections Canada, Bulte and her riding association have accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from rights holder groups and broadcasters. Parliamentarians involved in the copyright reform process should refuse all such contributions to ensure that the perception of absolute impartiality is preserved.

Link (Thanks, Donna!)

Liberal Net rules spawn political attack
ads

Liberal Net rules spawn political attack
ads 05/06/2004 02:21 PM
Online exceptions for political advertising open the door for campaign activities that would be illegal anywhere else.

Angry Canadians Rebel Against Liberal
Party

Angry Canadians Rebel Against Liberal
Party 04/10/2005 12:54 PM
Free Internet Press Apr 10 2005 3:28PM GMT

Canada's liberal party loses majority

Canada's liberal party loses majority 06/29/2004 03:36 PM

Paul Martin Time: The Liberal Party is
Going to Sue Us

Paul Martin Time: The Liberal Party is
Going to Sue Us 12/24/2003 06:32 AM
less than pleased about the site .. the reports of the lawsuits .. personal account

paulmartintime.ca/lawsuit/000061.html
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Liberal Party of Canada Sues Satire
Website

Liberal Party of Canada Sues Satire
Website 12/23/2003 02:44 AM

"Now teachers are punished for teaching
the truth, and not the liberal party
line."

"Now teachers are punished for teaching
the truth, and not the liberal party
line." 06/11/2004 05:57 PM

A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles
Canada's Liberal Party

A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles
Canada's Liberal Party 04/06/2005 09:28 PM
An American blogger has suddenly emerged as a force in Canadian politics.

"he's whining that Disney has shut him
down for political reasons"

"he's whining that Disney has shut him
down for political reasons" 05/05/2004 10:47 PM

"Preparing for Emergencies" parody site

"Preparing for Emergencies" parody site 07/27/2004 11:04 AM
Thomas Scott sez: As you may or may not know, the UK .gov is sending out leaflets on what to do in an emergency (read: terrorist attack, not that we want you to panic, although if you panicked a bit and voted for us again it'd be nice) to every household in the UK. As part of this, they registered www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk .

Pity they forgot to register www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk , really.

I managed to grab it, and hastily cobbled together a parody. (The original's under Crown Copyright, and the parody is so ridiculous as to have no chance of misleading those looking for the genuine info. It includes information on coping with a zombie attack, for crying out loud.) I got a few pleasant emails, including one saying that the site had done the rounds of the top emergency planning civil servants. And then, not twelve hours after the original site went up, I got a rather different one from the UK .gov ...

I considered giving up, but heck -- it's a parody, it's obviously a parody, and I'm damned if I'm going to be strongarmed into taking it down. As a concession, I added a conspicuous "this is a parody" notice to the bottom of the home page. Link

Tolkien estate claims trademark for
"shire"

Tolkien estate claims trademark for
"shire" 07/14/2004 05:06 AM
The Tolkien estate and Warners have sent out a lawyergram to the owner of shiremail.com, arguing that the word "Shire" belongs to them. The Register traces over 1,000 years of usage of the word "Shire" in England, and enumerates many towns with the word "shire" in their names across the English countryside.

n fact, we don't think it would be too provocative to suggest that JRR Tolkien may have been inspired by over a thousand years of common history when he first came up with the name "The Shire" as the idyllic home country of the books' main protagonists, the hobbits.

However, the legal letter claims that "goodwill in the name has been achieved through sales of such books". Certainly The Shire sounded rather nice as presented in the fictional books, but we suspect the goodwill towards the area in which people live was there before Mr Tolkien even put pen to paper.

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CyberTuesday Final: Vonage Launches
Canadian VoIP Service; Google Gambit:
Stop Limiting Trademark Sales; Ex-B-

CyberTuesday Final: Vonage Launches
Canadian VoIP Service; Google Gambit:
Stop Limiting Trademark Sales; Ex-B- 04/13/2004 09:02 PM
AVN Online Apr 14 2004 0:43AM GMT

Reality-TV human baby giveaway,
pissed-off Uri Geller claims trademark
breach

Reality-TV human baby giveaway,
pissed-off Uri Geller claims trademark
breach 04/29/2004 01:32 PM
The ABC-TV program 20/20 will air a contest between five couples on the show this Friday -- the winners get to adopt a real-live, pooping, crying baby. So, let me get this straight. You can't say "fuck," but you can broadcast a raffle for a human being?

What's that? You say the program and host Barbara Walters have gone too far this time? What do you know about television? ABC knows a winner when it sees it and this is Nielsen gold, my friend. A reality show with a human life on the line -- all disguised as news programming. Let the other shows have half-naked people betraying each other on a deserted island. Give them the half-naked people eating buckets of bug eyes. And the half-naked people putting up with Donald Trump. And the half-naked people trying to get other half-naked people to marry them.

Link to SJ Merc story, Link to NY Post story (Thanks to several BB readers who pointed to this, including Iain Cooper)

UPDATE: STOP PRESS! The real scandal here? Celebrity spoon-bending psychic Uri Geller is outraged at news of the 20/20 baby giveaway episode. He's planning legal action, and claims he owns a worldwide patent on any reality TV show that involves winning a baby. "I will speak to my patent attorney," says Geller, "I own the idea." Whatever, dear BoingBoing readers, but let me set the record straight: I own the patent on any reality-TV show involving live mudwrestling smackdowns between Uri Geller and Barbara Walters, and I will personally bend the spoon of anyone who forgets it. Link to Reuters story.

Berlusconi hosts political party

Berlusconi hosts political party 01/24/2004 10:22 AM
Celebrations are held in Italy to mark the tenth anniversary of Silvio Berlusconi's party, Forza Italia.

Spamming Canadian Family Claims They've
Changed

Spamming Canadian Family Claims They've
Changed 06/15/2004 11:49 AM
Back in March we wrote about the family that spams together up in Canada that was sued by Yahoo and seemed to be relying on the defense that the son who ran the operation was a "good guy." It seems they realized that wasn't going to win over the judge and have now agreed to stop spamming and will pay Yahoo somewhere over $100,000. The "good guy" in question also put out what seems like a somewhat less-than-enthusiastic plea to other spammers to not break the law. He also claims (no, seriously) that he's now become a rock drummer and will educate children on the dangers of the internet. Is it just me, or does this sound like some sappy after school special? The bad kid with a good heart has learned his lesson and will now play in a rock band and teach others from his mistakes. Somehow, this seems a bit less than sincere.

"A political party urges Miami voters"

"A political party urges Miami voters" 07/31/2004 03:41 AM

Feds Act to Shut Down Tax Web Site

Feds Act to Shut Down Tax Web Site 04/15/2004 03:47 PM
www.nytimes.com via Drudge Report Apr 15 2004 7:54PM GMT

Site behind mystery virus shut down

Site behind mystery virus shut down 06/28/2004 03:29 AM
iafrica.com Jun 28 2004 7:39AM GMT

Lithuania Won't Shut Down Pro-Chechen
Site

Lithuania Won't Shut Down Pro-Chechen
Site 09/14/2004 10:43 AM
AP via Daily Press Sep 14 2004 1:46PM GMT

Beheading Video Web Site Shut Down

Beheading Video Web Site Shut Down 05/14/2004 12:08 AM
theWHIR May 14 2004 4:46AM GMT

Google faces trademark tug-of-war with
kids Web site

Google faces trademark tug-of-war with
kids Web site 07/07/2004 10:56 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 8 2004 2:16AM GMT

Google faces trademark tug-of-war with
kid's Web site

Google faces trademark tug-of-war with
kid's Web site 07/07/2004 09:34 PM
Miami Herald Jul 8 2004 0:47AM GMT

Jackson Wins Case to Shut Down Web Site
(AP)

Jackson Wins Case to Shut Down Web Site
(AP) 04/19/2004 09:47 PM
AP - Pop star Michael Jackson has won a legal fight to shut down a pay-per-view Web site operated by a New Jersey man once awarded a warehouse full of Jackson family memorabilia.

Feds Shut Down Web Site in Scam Probe

Feds Shut Down Web Site in Scam Probe 01/23/2004 10:59 PM
Federal investigators are seeking the source of a phony e-mail purportedly from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. that asks recipients to click on a Web site and provide personal bank account information.

Feds Shut Down Web Site, Probe Bank Scam

Feds Shut Down Web Site, Probe Bank Scam 01/26/2004 10:19 AM

Spanish P2P music site Weblisten shut
down for IP violation

Spanish P2P music site Weblisten shut
down for IP violation 06/06/2005 12:06 AM

Authorities Shut Down Web Site in
Crackdown on Internet Piracy

Authorities Shut Down Web Site in
Crackdown on Internet Piracy 06/05/2005 11:37 PM

“Federal raiders. Internet pirates. Intergalactic screen adventures. The government announced a crackdown Wednesday on the theft of movies and other copyright materials that has the elements of a film plot. Federal agents shut down a Web site that they said allowed people to download the new Stars War movie even before it was shown in theaters. The Elite Torrents site was engaging in high-tech piracy by letting people download copies of movies and other copyright…

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Boing Boing: Reality-TV human baby
giveaway, pissed-off Uri Geller claims
trademark breach

Boing Boing: Reality-TV human baby
giveaway, pissed-off Uri Geller claims
trademark breach 04/30/2004 07:37 AM
Your daily dose of What the Fuck? .. Boing Boing .. BoingBoing

boingboing.net/2004/04/29/realitytv_human_baby.html
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Justice Dept demanding records on
liberal Internet site that lists
delegates to Republican National
Convention

Justice Dept demanding records on
liberal Internet site that lists
delegates to Republican National
Convention 08/29/2004 07:21 PM
Drudge Report via Drudge Report Aug 29 2004 11:02PM GMT

Favorite political site of the day

Favorite political site of the day 08/14/2004 12:47 AM

This pretty much sums up my feelings at this point: JohnKerrySucksLess.com

Another Boing Boing parody site:
Gakker.com

Another Boing Boing parody site:
Gakker.com 04/01/2005 02:27 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Gakker.com is an incredibly funny parody of Boing Boing. Just this morning, I was reading a favorite book of mine, Nation Lampoon Presents The Very Large Book of Comical Funnies (which brilliantly parodies comics books from every era, including the EC horror titles and 60s underground comics) and then I saw gakker.com. It has the same kind of humor.
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Easyspace Shuts Down Political Web Site

Easyspace Shuts Down Political Web Site 12/22/2003 04:06 PM
theWHIR Dec 22 2003 3:03PM ET

Site Tracks Political Zeitgeist

Site Tracks Political Zeitgeist 09/01/2004 05:51 AM
With 24-hour-a-day talk on all things political, the web is the ultimate gauge of public thinking. A new site seeks to capture up-to-the-minute buzz with an index of the most authoritative political bloggers. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

Online gambling site includes Canadian
Idol odds

Online gambling site includes Canadian
Idol odds 07/22/2004 09:57 PM
Mytelus.com - Fri Jul 23, 01:15 am GMT

Keynote Measures Political Site
Streaming

Keynote Measures Political Site
Streaming 01/22/2004 06:11 PM
theWHIR Jan 22 2004 10:04PM GMT

Donner Party Site Found?

Donner Party Site Found? 07/16/2004 03:26 AM
CBS News Jul 16 2004 7:23AM GMT
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