Bandini
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"There are hard cases and there are easy cases. This is an easy case," said U.S. District Judge Denny Chin. "This case is wholly without merit both factually and legally."
"Parody is a form of artistic expression protected by the First Amendment. The keystone to parody is imitation. Mr. Franken is clearly mocking Fox," said Chin.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A33568-2003Aug22?language=printer |
Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:08 pm |
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duke_city
Joined: 05 Jul 2002
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Considering how unsung Franken's style of humor is this ended up being a a suprising boost to his book and overall career.
I'm buying it for sure.
I've always dug his comedy style.
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:26 pm |
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Sage Francis
Self Fighteous
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
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cheers to Al Franken |
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 4:28 pm |
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FoJaR
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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Location: VA. |
to bill bradsky! |
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 8:10 pm |
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quasifoto
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
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Location: Albany |
Great to hear this. Hope his book sales go through the roof. Fox really helped him, just hope it didn't cost him much in defense. I'm definitely interested in reading it, hope the library gets it. |
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 8:20 pm |
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duke_city
Joined: 05 Jul 2002
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Location: San Diego,CA |
I went to Barnes and Noble tonight and didn't find it.
Anyone know the release date of Franken's book?
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:21 am |
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Nortled
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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Location: Cranston, RI |
And I'm no legal analyst, but I would figure because Rush Limbaugh didn't sue (whether because he didn't want to or didn't feel he'd win) over Al Franken's title "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations", Fox's suit won't stick. |
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:10 am |
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futuristxen
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
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WOOO! Score one for the franken. |
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Sun Aug 24, 2003 11:33 am |
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puppet democracy
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
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Location: Buffalo |
The lady on the Fox morning show was ranting and raving about how Al Franken called her a "drunk blonde" in the book, and she kept insisting she wasn't drinking because she was trying to get pregnant. They kept saying to go to the bookstore and look for it around page 240 or something, but "DON"T BUY THE BOOK! Just look at it." |
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Mon Aug 25, 2003 11:05 pm |
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futuristxen
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
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Location: Tighten Your Bible Belt |
puppet democracy wrote:
The lady on the Fox morning show was ranting and raving about how Al Franken called her a "drunk blonde" in the book, and she kept insisting she wasn't drinking because she was trying to get pregnant. They kept saying to go to the bookstore and look for it around page 240 or something, but "DON"T BUY THE BOOK! Just look at it."
Of course Fox called Franken a drunk in their case against him...can this story be any more embarrassing for FOX? |
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Mon Aug 25, 2003 11:44 pm |
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Bandini
WIZARD APPRENTICE
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Fox dropped the lawsuit yesterday |
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Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:12 pm |
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The_Human
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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I cant watch FOX News with the same half straight face as I used to.
They were played so bad by Franken and they still dont get it to this day. |
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