Posted on 04/01/2008 5:23:26 PM PDT by PROCON
A Dutch lawmaker whose anti-Quran film drew worldwide condemnations will edit out a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad after complaints of copyright infringement, his office said Monday.
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Geert Wilders used the cartoon by Danish artist Kurt Westergaard twice in the film "Fitna." The drawing, which depicts Islam's prophet wearing a bomb-shaped turban with a lit fuse, provoked violent protests in Muslim countries when it was published by European newspapers two years ago.
The Danish Union of Journalists has said it would sue Wilders for copyright infringement.
Wilders' spokeswoman Daphne Rozenboom said in an e-mail that Wilders would replace the cartoon and make other minor edits. She could not give details on how Wilders would change a film that has been dispersed widely over the Internet and downloaded millions of times since its release late Thursday.
In Denmark, Westergaard said he was happy with Wilders' decision and believed the lawsuit would be dropped.
He added that Wilders might have won his permission to use the cartoon if he had asked.
"I don't want my drawing to be used in something that I don't know anything about. Had Mr. Wilders contacted me, we could have talked together and I could have found out what he wanted with the drawing," he said.
The 15-minute film showed verses from the Quran juxtaposed with scenes of violence and terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists.
It led to protests in Pakistan and drew condemnations from Muslim countries and politicians around the world. The Dutch government also denounced the film, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called it "offensively anti-Islamic."
About 40 hard-line Muslims demonstrated outside the Dutch Embassy in Indonesia in a protest that began Monday and continued Tuesday, calling for Wilders' death. The protesters from Islamic Defenders Front a small group that has occasionally staged violent protests against Western targets threw plastic bottles and eggs at the compound before dispersing.
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party delivered a protest note to the Dutch Embassy and urged Muslims worldwide to boycott Dutch products.
In Kuala Lumpur, a supermarket chain marked Dutch products with red labels, giving customers the option of boycotting them.
Ameer Ali Mydin, managing director of Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd., told The Associated Press on Tuesday that 40 of his stores would take part in the nationwide campaign.
"I think as a Muslim, we have to take a stand," he said.
Mydin buys $18.8 million worth of Dutch goods a year, from dairy and cosmetics to electronics.
Wilders, whose party holds nine seats in the 150-member Dutch parliament, said the film was intended to warn the West of the dangers posed by Islam.
On Monday, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen met with ambassadors of countries belonging to the Organization of the Islamic Conference to assure them the film "in no way reflects the opinion of the Dutch government," spokesman Rob Dekker said.
He said the diplomats inquired whether Wilders would be prosecuted for violating hate speech laws. Prosecutors have said they have not yet decided whether to take action.
You think this cr@p isn't coming here?!
Sounds like the Saudis have bought the support of the union... or have made enough death threats...
Allegedly, I hear the Live Leak has regained its nerve and will rebroadcast Fitna once the copyright stuff has been straightened out.
It's not too late. Why not just give him permission now?
Sure, it's coprighted, and he can refuse if he chooses, but the cartoon is an important part of Dutch vs. Muslim history. If I were he, I'd be proud to have it in the film.
better get the original out now emailed all over the globe a.s.a.p. tell people to save to hard drive.
JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS) - Snippet: ""I call on Muslims around the world, if you run into the maker of the film, kill him," said one of the speakers at the rally, Awit Mashuri. "Geert Wilders is a Christian terrorist," declared a placard held up by a protester. "Kill Geert Wilders," read another..." (March 31, 2008)
After this past weekend trust me, it is everywere. ;-)
The above is part of an upcoming animated film ("LIFE OF MOHAMUD") due to be released April 20th.
This author, Brad Thor, was interviewed on Glen Beck last night and mentioned he had this one pic on his web site.
Second Dutch film due to be released:
http://bradthor.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=225&page=1#Item_0
It depicts the (pedophile) Mohamed on his way to a Mosque to consummate his marriage to Aisha his 9 year old bride in an obvious state of arousal.
Can't wait to see what the Moozies will do when this hits the airways.
That’s just his sword.
That pic is sick!
Exactly!
Ya think??
How sick is a 55 year old man taking a 9 year old girl as a wife??
It is allowed to this day in many Moozlim controlled countries.
Yeah, sick M'Fers!!!!!
“Can’t wait to see what the Moozies will do when this hits the airways.”
Wanna bet the word PEACE is nowhere near their reaction to this?
They’ll riot. They’ll burn things and kill people. They’ll threaten and be outraged. They’ll do as many heinous things as they can possibly get by with and then say they are innocent and that they were “provoked.”
Anything less than this would be a total surprise.
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