Playboy gets go-ahead to sue AOL

edesignuk

Moderator emeritus

Original poster

• Jan 15, 2004

• #1

Anyone who hates AOL will find this amusing...they're being sued by Playboy of all people! 😀

A US court has granted pornography and men's magazine publisher Playboy Entertainment the right to sue internet service provider AOL over copyright.

The decision enables Playboy to reopen a lawsuit launched in 1999.

The case hinges on whether AOL unit Netscape infringed copyright by using the words "playboy" and "playmate" as signposts within its search engine.

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In the words of iGav...rinky dink link 🙂

 

virividox

macrumors 601

• Jan 15, 2004

• #2

the world continues to get retarded

 

wdlove

macrumors P6

• Jan 15, 2004

• #3

Lawsuits have become a dime a dozen. Apparently Playboy wants to openup pornography on the internet. 😱

 

rainman::|:|

macrumors 603

• Jan 15, 2004

• #4

i think this lawsuit is perfectly valid-- they used their trademarks to promote competitors. that's illegal. whether online or not, trademarks are protected, it's been that way for a long time.

wdlove, i don't understand your comment?

paul

 

MrMacMan

macrumors 604

• Jan 15, 2004

• #5

paulwhannel -- Apparently wdlove thinks this lawsuit is frivolous.

Such as 'lets see if we can win' instead of 'I think we really have a case.

I don't care who wins this suit.

They are both horrible money whorebags.