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22 Jan 2008, 12:40 pm

Prof_Pretorius wrote:

Trademark infringement is quite serious. But they can't sue over someone making a joke of their name...

He didn't even infringe on their trademark (nt speaks != autism speaks). even so, parody is completely protected by 1st amendment.

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22 Jan 2008, 12:59 pm

Did the autism speaks owner end up taking over ntspeaks.org??

What jerks.

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22 Jan 2008, 1:01 pm

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Did the autism speaks owner end up taking over ntspeaks.org??

What jerks.

Autism Speaks took over ntspeaks.org

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22 Jan 2008, 1:15 pm

I really hate how big organizations and companies can bully people into submission by hiring lawyers and using lawsuits to get what they want. I think the reason Autism Speaks sued was to get rid of the site. They got what they wanted. That sucks. I would have liked to see the NT Speaks website.

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22 Jan 2008, 2:28 pm

That's disgusting... but absolute media gold. I really hope it gets out - I'd do something about it here in the UK but Autism Speaks is virtually unheard of here as far as I'm aware (in the 'real world' I mean, people obviously know of it online). Perfect opportunity they've given to autistics everywhere on a plate... how stupid can they get?!

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22 Jan 2008, 3:36 pm

alex wrote:

catspurr wrote:

Did the autism speaks owner end up taking over ntspeaks.org??

What jerks.

Autism Speaks took over ntspeaks.org

But Aspies For Freedom has bought two domains and put the site back up.

They promise to openly ridicule and mock Autism Speaks if another lawsuit is threatened.

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22 Jan 2008, 3:38 pm

zendell wrote:

I would have liked to see the NT Speaks website.

www.ntspeaks.com
www.ntspeaks.net

Both are mirrors of the original site.

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22 Jan 2008, 3:53 pm

Was there more on the original site?

And why the flying f**k can't minors do counter-sues?

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22 Jan 2008, 4:06 pm

Ana54 wrote:

Was there more on the original site?

Nope. It was just a parody of the front page.
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22 Jan 2008, 4:33 pm

If you read the third page it was already resolved. When they found out that the guy was just a teenager they dropped all charges on him.

Thing is, the whole shebang got Farked, so it spun out of anyone's control. The Fark person put up a fake headline that said "Autistic Child Gets Sued by Autism Speaks For Actually Speaking Up" XD

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22 Jan 2008, 4:38 pm

It's pathetic that parody is protected by the principle of Fair Use yet the Trademark/Intellectual Property Nazis still go after it.

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22 Jan 2008, 4:44 pm

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Ding! I never thought of this - very insightful. I think you're onto something here.

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22 Jan 2008, 4:52 pm

littlebopeep wrote:

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Ding! I never thought of this - very insightful. I think you're onto something here.

Though I pointed out that Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with NBC.

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22 Jan 2008, 5:10 pm

beau99 wrote:

littlebopeep wrote:

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Ding! I never thought of this - very insightful. I think you're onto something here.

Though I pointed out that Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with NBC.

Which is a bit like saying that Bush the First has no power, because he's not president any more. If this Wright fella was once a co-owner of NBC and their corporate master, GE, then what he says - about pretty much anything - will still have influence over what comes up on NBC, because so many of its execs are old friends of his, and/or owe him something.

So it still explains a lot...

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22 Jan 2008, 6:11 pm

Is Autism Speaks a non-profit?

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22 Jan 2008, 6:31 pm

Sophist wrote:

Is Autism Speaks a non-profit?

Yes, they are.

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