Posted on 10/06/2004 10:01:24 AM PDT by Dr. Zzyzx
I have been informed that CNN is now taking legal action against The National Debate over their objection to a faux news report on fake poll results showing John Kerry leading in a recent poll of fradulently registered voters. Can't these guys take a joke? I guess they can so long as it as the expense of George Bush. Poke a little fun at their candidate and they call out the lawyers. Good grief.
Over the past few days I have withheld publishing on the site as I consider my options. During that time CNN has been pushing my ISP to shut down my entire web site.
I have now filed a counterclaim so the page should be back up here soon.
DMCA COMPLAINT FROM CNN REGARDING THENATIONALDEBATE.COM
This is to notify you that the web site at http://www.thenationaldebate.com/other/CNNPoll.html and hosted by Zubrcom.net infringes upon the intellectual property rights of CNN.
We request that the site be immediately disabled and contact information for the site operator be forwarded to my attention at:
Cable News Network LP, LLLP
One CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia 30303 telephone: (404) 827-2211 facsimile: (404) 827-1995 e-mail: kari.moeller@turner.com
The Unauthorized Site infringes copyrights and trademark rights held by CNN in its site located at CNN.com. The Unauthorized Site is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property right owner, CNN, its agents, or the law.
Under penalty of perjury, I hereby declare that this Notice is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of CNN.
Thank you,
Kari L. Moeller Counsel Cable News Network LP, LLLP
MY REPLY TO CNN
Kari,
Perhaps if you had simply contacted me with your concerns about my parody web page this matter could have been resolved quickly and amicably. Consider that for next time rather than a gratuitous (and bogus) invocation of the DMCA. Since I assume you are well aware that the web page in question is protected as parody under the First Amendment you have, I believe, perjured yourself in your DMCA claim.
I suggest you consider withdrawing your complaint before I file my own complaint with the Georgia Bar Association.
In the meantime, I have filed a counterclaim with my ISP and will defend my right to display the page as long as necessary.
Robert Cox Managing Editor The National Debate
Go Robert Go!
Put this on your website:
Kerry leads in online polls voted on pushed by DNC.
In fact, Kerry and Edwards are so far ahead, they have 90% of the vote and will win the election.
Their online polls are a joke (as well as all the other online polls) because they are coordinated by the DNC to be repeated as "news" by the networks.
If you do that and need more info on it, private message me and I'll send them to you.
I think someone needs a good eFreeping
kari.moeller@turner.com
you know, this is nutz....
what about all the break ins at the B/Cheney headquarters in different places? shots fired into buildings in other places of B/Cheney...
these dayum Libs have lost their minds ....
CNN is being both a liar and a bully in this matter.
Congressman Billybob
Latest column, "And the Debate Winner is -- Lemony Snicket"
If you haven't already joined the anti-CFR effort, please click here.
The problem is, that is probably an accurate assessment of the situation. That would make it very difficult to see any humor in it. Hope you win this one.
No they haven't lost their minds. They just have dropped the pretense that they are not fascists.
Maybe the thumbsuckers at CNN would like to sue Pat Caddell for calling them the "Clinton News Network" on numerous talk shows recently....
Maybe we should get the "Hoar of Babylon", Christianne Ammanpoor on the horn to guage the "arab world's reaction" to the vicious American satirical website...
or get a DNC talking head to erupt like Mt St Helens at the audacity of the right to actually make a joke during a time of war... a time of war that they opposed anyway...
and so on and so on...
Be Brave my Brother. CNN Sucks
true so true!!
But this is really rather foolish of them. Don't they know that our vast right-wing conspiracy can raise millions of dollars for legal fees overnight?
I saw John Kerry making his photo op phone call to Edwards. It's a theatre and nothing more. The entire Kerry campaign seems to be perception based instead of fact based.
Is this the first volley in Old Media v. Pajama People?
This is only an early indicator that the dim-o-crats have no sense of humor. You shall have this view confirmed when the order goes out to "Deploy the Lawyers" at the time of the vote counting.
Change that to 125%. Remember the dead and the inmates.
they are ignoring the reporting on those attacks because it makes Kerry and his supporter look bad
I mostly worry about violence against President Bush....these folks cant take not winning...if buying the election doesnt work, I fear what else they will do...we've all seen the bullying of their supporters, even to a child..
Sorry for the confusion, I'm not Robert Cox. I just got this from his website.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.