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Music Parody Site Pulls the Plug
wired news ^ | 8.20.03 | Danit Lidor

Posted on 08/20/2003 2:21:19 PM PDT by freepatriot32

Edited on 06/29/2004 7:09:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Nothing can deflate a joke faster than the threat of a lawsuit.

DontBuyMusic.com last week brought attention to the marked similarities between TV commercials for iTunes and BuyMusic (see the ads here and here).

Macteens server master Clark Mueller said Macteens did not receive any direct communication from BuyMusic's lawyers. Instead, the counsel for Direct Response Network and its affiliated companies, including BuyMusic.com and Buy.com, sent an e-mail that reached DontBuyMusic's host, datahive.


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KEYWORDS: comedy; dmca; music; parody; plug; pulls; riaa; site; spoof; the; wierd
The DMCA strikes again and again and again with no end in site
1 posted on 08/20/2003 2:21:19 PM PDT by freepatriot32
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To: freepatriot32
another almost identical story cone be found HERE
2 posted on 08/20/2003 2:32:51 PM PDT by freepatriot32 ("God’s truth is the best protection against Satan’s lies. ")
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To: freepatriot32
The "2 Live Crew" decision (concerning their "Pretty Woman" parody) should apply to Don'tBuy's website.
3 posted on 08/20/2003 4:20:50 PM PDT by ravinson
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