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Captain Chaos
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« on: May 08, 2008 at 07:33 »
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/05/07/are-the-bengals-bullies-or-good-businessmen/

ARE THE BENGALS BULLIES OR GOOD BUSINESSMEN?
Posted by Mike Florio on May 7, 2008, 3:21 p.m.
 
Several readers have asked for our thoughts regarding the news that the Cincinnati Bengals threatened to sue a fan-run blog for copyright infringement.
http://stripehype.com/2008/05/06/bengals-t...with-a-lawsuit/

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008 at 09:37 »
I would think the Bengals should be thrilled that anyone is even using, much more promoting, anything about their franchise right now.  Maybe they could give the site permission to sell Frostee Rucker autographed photos.

And the response letter to the nfl--classic!
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008 at 12:24 »
Just another example of "The Man" keeping you down. Great response from mikebrownsucks.com!
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2008 at 21:47 »
The creators of MikeBrownSucks.com should take this to the Supreme Court. Parodies are protected as "fair use," which means they're not applicable to copyright laws. The "fraidy cat" image is a parody of the Bengals logo, so their use of the image should be protected.
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2008 at 22:14 »
Florio would never use any unauthorized images or anything. He's right.

Much too busy with spouting off completely baseless, sensationalized, unsourced material in a desperate plea for attention.

PFT is the worst site ever.
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