Wow, thanks for sharing this, Joly!! Kathy : > [Disclosure BLIP director Jonathan Askin is on the ISOC-NY Board] > > http://www.brooklaw.edu/newsandevents/news/2013/01-16-2013.aspx > > Another BLIP client, Chick Fil A Foundation > <http://www.brooklaw.edu/newsandevents/news/2013/www.chickfilafoundation.com>, > recently won a victory in a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution > case (UDRP) against Chick-fil-A, the national fast food chain. > Students in the BLIP clinic conducted research and drafted pleadings > in defense of their clients Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, two New > York based comedians and parodists who created a website to criticize > the controversial views expressed by Chick-fil-A and its president > with regards to same-sex marriage. > > Chick-fil-A’s parent company, CFA Properties, Inc. brought the UDRP > claim challenging Selvig and Davram’s rights in the domain name, > arguing that it was confusingly similar to their trademark and that it > was registered in bad faith. In response, students in BLIP, in > partnership with the Dumbo law firm of Lewis & Lin, argued that their > clients had a legitimate right and interest in the domain name as they > were simply exercising their First Amendment right of free speech and > their right to criticize the controversial views expressed by > Chick-fil-A. They also argued that the company could not prove bad > faith, as Selvig and Stiefler were not seeking to commercially benefit > from the website. > > “BLIP students won this victory for the clients in the end by drawing > a line between lawful parody and unlawful satire,” said Askin. “This > was a great experience for students to defend clients in an actual > case and really get a feel for the complexities at the intersection of > internet law and free speech.” > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -