Posted on 07/24/2009 12:28:35 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
A lawyer for the The New York Times has sent a cease and desist letter to the Republican Governors Association that takes issue with the layout, name and typefaces of a satirical RGA website, which the Times says is "clearly intended to be nearly identical to NYTimes.com." The letter claims the site's design is an infringement of the Times' rights under the Copyright Act of 1976 and that it violates the Lanham Act by falsely suggesting that the Times sponsored or is associated with the RGA's site.
The RGA's Corzine Times site, which targets Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, has since changed its logo to a typeface that is different from the Gothic typeface the Times uses in its trademarked logo. However, the site continues to use a layout similar to that of NYTimes.com. It is unclear whether this change complies with the Times' demand that the site "cease and desist any further use of The Times' design, format and other intellectual property in any manner whatsoever."
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So the Slimes has a trademark on the “Gothic” typeface? What else do they have under copyright? The phrase “Bush lied,people died”?
Picky Picky whine and snivel.Waa Waa Waa.
Do they own that font? if not screw them.
This won’t hold water in any copyright suit. Let’s take a look:
http://www.corzinetimes.com/
vs
http://www.nytimes.com/
First of all, Corzine Times appears to use a Times New Roman font while NYT uses a Gothic Old English font in its title.
Secondly, while both have a similar layout, there are enough differences in the placement of the content that it can be said it isn’t directly copied. Also, the Corzine Times and the NYT both simply use a standard newsprint layout that you’ll find in many pre-built templates for web and publishing programs.
Never mind on 6, it appears they changed the title font to Times.. I didn’t realize they caved.
I mean, I don't have enough money to defend myself in a lawsuit.
I mean, I don't have enough money to defend myself in a lawsuit.
If it's not full of terrorist propaganda, sorry, no match.
Nothing upsets the left as much as the truth! Expose the Times for what it is and lawsuits will appear overnight.
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