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When ‘Lol, No’ Is Not Enough: Lawyer Explains Why Bogus Takedown Over ‘Fuck The LAPD’ Shirt Should Result In Paying Legal Fees (www.techdirt.com)

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You may recall last month’s hilarious story of lawyer Mike Dunforth’s response to a vexatious angry demand letter from IMG, representing the LAPD Foundation, claiming that a t-shirt with the following “Fuck the LAPD” logo violated its IP rights:

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is there anything more satisfying than watching cops get legally spanked? If you know an answer to this don't tell me, I'm having a good time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Watching them get fired for breaking the law so brazenly the department has no other choice. Sorry, couldn't keep that one to myself