Fox News' Glenn Beck has lost a claim that a website called glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com was registered in bad faith and in violation of his trademark rights.
The website was founded by Isaac Eiland-Hall earlier this year in response to a joke on odd-news site Fark about Beck's lack of denial for a non-existent murder/rape. Eiland-Hall argued to WIPO that he registered the website as a satirical critique of Beck's conspiratorial politics.
WIPO's arbitration panel agreed that the website appeared "to be engaged in a parody of the style or methodology that (Eiland-Hall) appears genuinely to believe is employed by (Beck) in the provision of political commentary, and for that reason (Eiland-Hall) can be said to be making a political statement."
The domain name dispute resolution body added Eiland-Hall's speech was "strongly protected" under the First Amendment. Here's the decision.
Having won the case, Eiland-Hall rejoiced by giving the website domain to Beck with a thumb-in-the-nose letter:
"It bears observing that by bringing the WIPO complaint, you took what was merely one small critique meme, in a seas of internet memes, and turned it into a super-meme. Then, in pressing forward (by not withdrawing the complaint and instead filing additional briefs), you turned the super-meme into an object lesson in First Amendment principles...
Rather than choosing to strive for excellence and civic contribution, you simply pander the fears and insecurities of your audience. And in the process, you do them, and us all, a great deal of harm.
Shame on you Mr. Beck..."
The website, glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com, is now down.
The website was founded by Isaac Eiland-Hall earlier this year in response to a joke on odd-news site Fark about Beck's lack of denial for a non-existent murder/rape. Eiland-Hall argued to WIPO that he registered the website as a satirical critique of Beck's conspiratorial politics.
WIPO's arbitration panel agreed that the website appeared "to be engaged in a parody of the style or methodology that (Eiland-Hall) appears genuinely to believe is employed by (Beck) in the provision of political commentary, and for that reason (Eiland-Hall) can be said to be making a political statement."
The domain name dispute resolution body added Eiland-Hall's speech was "strongly protected" under the First Amendment. Here's the decision.
Having won the case, Eiland-Hall rejoiced by giving the website domain to Beck with a thumb-in-the-nose letter:
"It bears observing that by bringing the WIPO complaint, you took what was merely one small critique meme, in a seas of internet memes, and turned it into a super-meme. Then, in pressing forward (by not withdrawing the complaint and instead filing additional briefs), you turned the super-meme into an object lesson in First Amendment principles...
Rather than choosing to strive for excellence and civic contribution, you simply pander the fears and insecurities of your audience. And in the process, you do them, and us all, a great deal of harm.
Shame on you Mr. Beck..."
The website, glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com, is now down.
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- SleepDirt
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he's a tard... who cares what beck says... he doesn't make half the time...
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Glenn Beck: America's answer to nausea.
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- Progresshiv
- 12 days ago
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This guy is a sad joke, look at his history on Wikipedia. He has some serious baggage and is not an expert either by education or by trade, he's just some jackass radio dj that doesn't even have a liberal arts degree. Bonus points: He became a mormon in 1999, somehow this just seems fitting.
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Who is Glen Beck?
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- JonRaymond
- 12 days ago
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Nice photo choice. Isaac Eiland-Hall is my hero du jour for that letter. :D
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- EdJoyProductions
- 11 days ago
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