tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post113275485742985449..comments2024-03-17T14:01:29.276-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Saw this headline in the Post-Gazette today: "Absolut threatens bloggers over use of product in parody of Bush"Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1133200541981777442005-11-28T12:55:00.000-05:002005-11-28T12:55:00.000-05:00Parody is a protected form of free speech, whether...Parody is a protected form of free speech, whether you want to make money off of your speech or not. The last Supreme Court case that I can recall off the top of my head that dealt with the issue was in the early 1990s. 2 Live Crew did a raunchy parody of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman", and the owners of the copyright tried to prevent them from releasing it. 2 Live Crew won...Weird Al Yankovic has been making money from parody of other people's songs for years.zencomixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425613931488064403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132974648614834932005-11-25T22:10:00.000-05:002005-11-25T22:10:00.000-05:00"Trying to profit off of their intellectual proper...<EM>"Trying to profit off of their intellectual property is what got the two of you in trouble."</EM><BR/><BR/>Wow! I didn't think that even wingnuts were in favor of thought crimes. No product was ever produced or sold. Do wingnuts now favor punishing people for what they might do?<BR/><BR/>Again, they are not asking us to stop making/selling products -- there isn't any -- they are asking us to take what is clearly a parody and politically protected speech off any web pages.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132882165767536782005-11-24T20:29:00.000-05:002005-11-24T20:29:00.000-05:00Yes, blast those Bush-loving Swedes. V&S must be ...Yes, blast those Bush-loving Swedes. V&S must be part of the Carlyle Group. It's the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, come to censor the liberal blogosphere by way of the liquor industry. Get the ACLU; they're on speed dial, right?<BR/><BR/>They probably would have left you alone if you hadn't bandied about the idea of putting the image on t-shirts. Trying to profit off of their intellectual property is what got the two of you in trouble. Now they have you by the cojones, and there's jack-all you can do about it.<BR/><BR/>Guess it's just another reason to hate capitalism...Justin Lollie dot comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710049208666270539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132799589176581762005-11-23T21:33:00.000-05:002005-11-23T21:33:00.000-05:00Yet another reason why I prefer grey goose.Yet another reason why I prefer grey goose.djhlightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864568816457232014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132773461166022532005-11-23T14:17:00.000-05:002005-11-23T14:17:00.000-05:00I don't recall reading about Absolut sending out c...I don't recall reading about Absolut sending out cease-and-desist letters in the 1990s to all the college sororities and fraternities--including my own--that mde Absolut parody T-shirts. They are rather selective in their defense of their trademark it would seem.Jonathan Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433924194960127561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132771819080790972005-11-23T13:50:00.000-05:002005-11-23T13:50:00.000-05:00I actually did mention your blog, but only because...I actually did mention your blog, but only because I wanted someone to write you a letter telling you you can no longer use that phrase.<BR/><BR/>;-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132766899034692922005-11-23T12:28:00.000-05:002005-11-23T12:28:00.000-05:00Maybe I shouldn't have given you that idea!Maybe I shouldn't have given you that idea!Ol' Frothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001073150811372903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132761465038464822005-11-23T10:57:00.000-05:002005-11-23T10:57:00.000-05:00Thanks! It would be very ironic if we couldn't bec...Thanks! <BR/><BR/>It would be very ironic if we couldn't because at least 70 other blogs have copied it off 2pj and published it on <EM><B>their</B></EM> blogs. (Try googling "absolut corruption" and you'll see what I mean.)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132760902551768742005-11-23T10:48:00.000-05:002005-11-23T10:48:00.000-05:00i think that image is pure genius. even the right ...i think that image is pure genius. even the right wing has to admit that.(well, they should, but i doubt it, probably wishing they had thought of it first)i'm not much for sort of name calling or labeling, but your idea was genius! i hope you can at least keep it on your blog.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132759865636463012005-11-23T10:31:00.000-05:002005-11-23T10:31:00.000-05:00I've spoken to the ACLU, they might be interested ...I've spoken to the ACLU, they might be interested if any US govt. agency/official gets involved. Hadn't thought of <A HREF="http://www.eff.org/" REL="nofollow">EFF.</A><BR/><BR/> Did you know that the owners of the Absolut tradmark is a company "wholly owned by the Kingdon of Sweden"? That might make <A HREF="http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2005/11/sorry-for-lack-of-posting.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A> a bit less cryptic.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1132758136882567702005-11-23T10:02:00.000-05:002005-11-23T10:02:00.000-05:00Definitely give the ACLU and the EFF a call. And d...Definitely give the ACLU and the EFF a call. And don't forget Chuck Penn's new fundraiser...it ain't over till its over...Philip Shropshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825030760094743121noreply@blogger.com