Supreme Court Nixes Falwell Gay Web Suit

[William769]

(Washington) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by evangelist Jerry Falwell that a gay Web site satirizing his stand on gays is not an infringement on his rights.

Last year a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously agreed that the owner of the site did not violate trademark laws by using a common misspelling of Falwell's name as the site's domain name.

The Appeals Court decision overturned a court ruling and said that Christopher Lamparello of New York City could continue to operate his "gripe site" at http://www.fallwell.com .

"After even a quick glance at the content of the website ... no one seeking Reverend Falwell's guidance would be misled by the domain name http://www.fallwell.com into believing that Reverend Falwell authorized the content of that website," the appeals court said in its ruling.

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/04/041706falwell.htm

Love the satire website. :)

[saltpoint]

1. That one passage there...

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"After even a quick glance at the content of the website ... no one seeking Reverend Falwell's guidance would be misled by the domain name..."

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--got me thinking. I pity the fool who seeks Jerry Falwell for "guidance." What a wrong turn that would be.

[biscotti]

2. Larry Flint

beat him at the Supreme Court as well for a satirical ad he ran. Yeah!

[Warpy]

4. Aftrer Flynt spanked him, you'd think he'd learn

and isn't gluttony one of the seven deadly sins? And pride? And sloth? And Anger?

Shouldn't he be addressing this stuff instead of picking through satire for opportunities to be offended?

Just asking

[don954]

3. i love this from the front page

"I was just 12 years old. My family and I were on vacation in Virginia. My dad and I were watching television in our motel room. Jerry Falwell's "Old Time Gospel Hour" was on. Reverend Falwell looked into the camera and, preaching against gay people, said, "Even animals don't do that.""

Falwell evidently never lived on a farm.... :evilgrin: