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Copyright infringement complaint from The Onion
Email from The Onion
| 09/19/03
| Sean Mills
Posted on 09/19/2003 1:33:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Subject: Copyright infringement
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:27:04 -0400
From: Sean Mills smills@theonion.com
To: webmaster@freerepublic.com
Dear Free Republic,
It has come to our attention that you have published a number of pieces of Onion content at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/onion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/k-onion/browse
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/583819/posts
This material was published in THE ONION and the images you are presenting are being served by our servers. The material that you are publishing was published without permission of ONION, INC. Further, the material is copyrighted. You have infringed on our copyright and we, therefore, demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further use of the copyrighted material and remove the material from your website. In addition, you may not use the material in any other manner whatsoever.
Please understand that we anticipate your full and immediate cooperation in this matter. Also, please understand that we do not hesitate to enforce our rights in these situations.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sean Mills
TOPICS: Announcements; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adminlectureseries; complaint; copyright; freerepubliczotted; infringement; onion; theonion; theonioniscrying; waawaa; zot; zotfreerepublic
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To: All
Please so not post anything from The Onion.
Thanks,
Jim
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posted on
09/19/2003 1:34:14 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Conservative by nature... Republican by spirit... Patriot by heart... AND... ANTI-Liberal by GOD!)
To: Jim Robinson
Darn shame they're limiting their exposure this way. Sigh...
3
posted on
09/19/2003 1:34:50 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(No, Travis McGee didn't pay me to say nice things. Read his book!)
To: Jim Robinson
Caving so quick?
4
posted on
09/19/2003 1:35:06 PM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: Jim Robinson
Well, there goes my patronage of the onion. I used to go theref 2 - 3 times per week.
5
posted on
09/19/2003 1:35:16 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
So, this is satire, right?
6
posted on
09/19/2003 1:36:17 PM PDT
by
Mr. Bird
To: Lazamataz
There goes your fav threads, eh?
7
posted on
09/19/2003 1:36:26 PM PDT
by
4mycountry
(You say I'm a brat like it's a bad thing.)
To: Rodney King
Me, too. I won't go there anymore.
8
posted on
09/19/2003 1:36:39 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: All
I have e-mailed
smills@theonion.com, not in a mean way or anything, but just pointing out to him the potential readership he is losing.
9
posted on
09/19/2003 1:37:04 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
To: Jim Robinson; red-dawg; Fiddlstix; RikaStrom; robomatik; ladyinred; error99; Max McGarrity; Gabz; ..
Everyones after a piece of the pie, aren't they?
Hey folks, a request from the man.
10
posted on
09/19/2003 1:37:08 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Phantom Lord
Are you volunteering to pay the damages if the Onion sues?
To: Jim Robinson
Can we post a link to their site/articles?
To: Jim Robinson
Well, I for one have posted several things from The Onion.
This sucks.
13
posted on
09/19/2003 1:38:06 PM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(*Avast! Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day!*)
To: Jim Robinson
The onion stinks,no tears here;)
14
posted on
09/19/2003 1:38:32 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: B Knotts
I understand their concern, but it's misplaced. It seems that the only Onion pieces that are posted deal with topics frequently discussed here. How many Freepers have been introduced to the site because of the posts, and continue to visit their site because of the initial exposure here?
Darn shame.
15
posted on
09/19/2003 1:38:47 PM PDT
by
Mr. Bird
To: Constitution Day
How come this isn't under Humor?
To: mountaineer
Nope. Isnt that what the FR Legal Defense Fund is for?
How long did Jim battle the LA Times and Washington Post and now an email has him cowering?
Virtually everything that starts a thread is copywrited. Soon, FR may consist of nothing buy vanity ramblings.
17
posted on
09/19/2003 1:39:52 PM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: Phantom Lord
"Caving so quick?"
Well, unlike news sources, the Onion is fiction, satirical at that. I suspect that Jim has no choice in this matter, for the sake of FR.
Frankly, I won't miss Onion postings. Too many folks have taken them seriously in the past, causing confusion in those threads.
No problem, Jim!
18
posted on
09/19/2003 1:40:01 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Jim Robinson
Well, that makes the nomenclature: LAT/WP/O.
19
posted on
09/19/2003 1:40:02 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Jim Robinson
Not even excerpts?
20
posted on
09/19/2003 1:40:11 PM PDT
by
MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
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