Endgame in Justinsomnia Parody Fiasco
Once again free speech is victorious. USA Today is reporting that, in a rare burst of wisdom, Exodus International and its group of tame lawyers, the Liberty Council, have backed down in their threats to sue Justin Watt of Justinsomnia for copyright and trademark infringement for his Photoshop’d parody of one of their billboards. The [...]
ACLU Takes on the Liberty Council for Justinsomnia in Exodus Billboard Parody Case
Looks like I jumped the gun a little bit in my update on the Justinsomnia "controversy" over the Photoshop’d billboard parody that Justin Watt of Justinsomnia created. Justin came up with the idea for the billboard back in 2005 after getting offended at seeing the original. He wanted get heterosexual people to see what it [...]
Wednesday, March 22nd In Brief - Morning Edition
365Gay - Wisconsin school cancels diversity program after Liberty Council sends them legal threats
AmericaBlog - Republican Senator George Allen gets his ass handed to him by a sixteen year-old gay teen
Crooks & Liars - American Taliban leader Pat Robertson labels university professors as killers
Ex-Gay Watch - Alan Chambers blames same-sex parents for their gay [...]
Update on the Empty Legal Threats from Exodus International Over Billbaord Parody
It has been about two weeks since the Exodus International parody cease-and-desist letters were received by Justin Watt, author of Justinsomnia, and the blog Ex-Gay Watch from right-wing law firm the Liberty Council. The letters demanded that images that parodied a photo of a billboard that Exodus International, a supposed ex-gay organization with apparent problems [...]
Exodus International Caught in Copyright Infringement While Accusing Gay Bloggers of the Same
Mike Rogers over at BlogActive found a lovely little bombshell on the pathetic attempt of Exodus International to blackmail sites into taking down an image that parodies a billboard of theirs which was created and posted by Justinsomnia. The letter, sent by the right-wing law firm The Liberty Council, threatens legal action for copyright violation [...]
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