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To: PaulCruz2016

So now a judge can rule what is funny? I can think of a lot of things I see and hear that are not funny to me, but I didn’t know I could take it to court.


8 posted on 05/07/2014 11:53:24 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604
So now a judge can rule what is funny? I can think of a lot of things I see and hear that are not funny to me, but I didn’t know I could take it to court.

The "not funny" part is the author's snark. The ruling was that he violated the NAACP's trademark.

18 posted on 05/07/2014 12:11:42 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Rusty0604
I can think of a lot of things I see and hear that are not funny to me, but I didn’t know I could take it to court.

If you can I'm going to file against Jerry Seinfeld's Super Bowl ad.


20 posted on 05/07/2014 12:17:51 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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You can’t. Unless you’re a member of an official victim group.


24 posted on 05/07/2014 12:20:41 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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