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dannno
09-18-2017, 10:40 PM
It gets more interesting..


Mike Cernovich: Javanka's deep state law firm threatens me with frivolous censorship lawsuit

Mike Cernovich denounced the Alt-right about a year ago, prepared to sue for attorney fees.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt63TJayqAA


Pepe the Frog’s Creator Goes Legally Nuclear Against the Alt-Right


https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x8gaa/pepe-the-frogs-creator-lawsuits-dmca-matt-furie-alt-right




Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie has made good on his threat to "aggressively enforce his intellectual property (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywwxj7/pepe-the-frogs-creator-gets-alt-right-childrens-book-pulled-vows-to-aggressively-enforce-his-intellectual-property)."
The artist's lawyers have taken legal action against the alt-right. They have served cease and desist orders to several alt-right personalities and websites including Richard Spencer, Mike Cernovich, and the r/the_Donald subreddit. In addition, they have issued Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests to Reddit and Amazon, notifying them that use of Pepe by the alt-right on their platforms is copyright infringement. The message is to the alt-right is clear—stop using Pepe the Frog or prepare for legal consequences.

dannno
09-19-2017, 10:10 AM
Hillary Clinton’s Lawyers Threatens Mike Cernovich with Frivolous Pepe Lawsuit (UPDATE)
https://medium.com/@Cernovich/wilmer-hale-threatens-mike-cernovich-with-frivolous-pepe-lawsuit-6e2b580798df



See the link for article and letters back and forth from the law firm.

RJB
09-19-2017, 12:03 PM
The dude must be bored if he's trying to attract 4-chan's attention.

tommyrp12
09-19-2017, 12:34 PM
They are going after Baked too.
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https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/09/18/pepe-frog-creator-matt-furie-pursues-legal-action-alt-right/

Trademark expired in 2016.
https://trademarks.justia.com/868/48/pepe-the-86848125.html

Weston White
09-20-2017, 06:44 AM
Game, set, match--lawsuit toasted:

http://corporate.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/parody-fair-use-or-copyright-infringement.html

http://popcornhorror.com/horror-parodies/

https://www.google.com/search?&q=Scary+Movie&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MCzIijdVQjC1pLKTrfTT MnNywYRVUWpOYklqikJxaknxKkbJNKvs1Mry_KIUq9z8sszUYi uQxvQ0IwsAHa83k1AAAAA&sa=X