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I Sue You, You Sue Me, We're An Unhappy Web Family...
from the hello,-parody dept
Four years ago, we wrote about how the folks behind Barney, the big stuffed purple dinosaur thing, had a problem understanding parody and fair use. Apparently, years of explanations haven't helped. They've been continually harassing the owner of a parody website with baseless cease-and-desist letters. While they keep threatening him, they have yet to actually sue -- but it's not fun to be on the receiving end of a string of cease-and-desist letters, especially when you feel you've done no wrong. The EFF has finally stepped in and asked a court to tell Barney's lawyers that parody is protected free speech and to leave him alone. It appears that Barney, who on his website says "Let's have fun with manners today," doesn't think that respecting fair use is good manners.
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i dont love you
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Forget that
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Take THAT! SEE how the kids feel when you...
*laughs*
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Damn...
Because I know if I were one of Barney's lawyers and I genuinely thought I had a case I would warned them once then taken real action if they didn't take the content down.
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Barney Patch
In an erie voice, the monster would sing in a loop "I luv you....you luv me..."and it would occasionaly stuter (I think intentionally).
Definately added to the enjoyment level of shooting the monster, which when killed would say in a low voice inflection "Won't you say you luv me to"... or however the heck it went....
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Re: i dont love you
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The Root of All Evil - Barney?
Just a big purple mafioso with a legion of litigious lawyers practicing legal thuggery.
A fascist fat-o-saur who would see fair-use fatally flounder to bolster better bling for an embattled behemoth.
http://techpolitics.us/?p=192#more-192
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From back in the day...
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seems like
anyone remember reading "Day of the Barney"?? waaay back....
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Barney
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Barney
Is the presiding judge Boobah being bribed by Big Bird?
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Row Row Row Fair Use all during Pledge Week at you
FOLKS: REMEMBER THIS DURING PLEDGE WEEK AT YOUR LOCAL PBS STATION- I don't want one cent of my money going to sue people that parody Barney.
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