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22 Jan 2008, 4:31 am

Maybe this is on the boards already but it's just come up on Reddit and I thought people might want to read it.
http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=11704

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22 Jan 2008, 4:42 am

And the sequel...

http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=11706

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22 Jan 2008, 4:48 am

maybe Toys R' Us can sue all the other R's too

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22 Jan 2008, 7:00 am

*goes to check out this Autism Speaks*

Doesn't look too bad, of course, I only got diagnosed in the middle of last year, and hadn't even heard of aspergers before the beginning of 07, so I'll go off others experiences.

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22 Jan 2008, 7:34 am

Aspies For Freedom... fark.com... Autism Speaks....

Dammit, there just aren't enough hours in the day!

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22 Jan 2008, 8:52 am

wow.... suing autistics. Autism Speaks has reached a new low.

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22 Jan 2008, 8:57 am

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

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22 Jan 2008, 8:57 am

alex wrote:

wow.... suing autistics. Autism Speaks has reached a new low.

While they legally couldn't sue him/her, they dropped the case when they found out how old he/she is.

Besides, their lawers did the suing. Chances are, the organization was never contacted.

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22 Jan 2008, 8:59 am

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with either company.

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22 Jan 2008, 9:15 am

beau99 wrote:

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with either company.

When did that happen?

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22 Jan 2008, 9:26 am

catspurr wrote:

beau99 wrote:

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with either company.

When did that happen?

He left NBC Universal in May 2007. He's leaving GE sometime this year.

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22 Jan 2008, 9:58 am

beau99 wrote:

catspurr wrote:

beau99 wrote:

catspurr wrote:

That's really messed up considering Autism speaks is run by someone who owns GE and NBC :roll:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7024923/

It's no wonder why all of these talk shows only shows Autism Speaks version of awareness

Bob Wright is no longer affiliated with either company.

When did that happen?

He left NBC Universal in May 2007. He's leaving GE sometime this year.

Ahh no wonder I didn't know.

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22 Jan 2008, 10:34 am

Oh, I am so laughing.

I wonder if they can't cure stupidity or lack of foresight.

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22 Jan 2008, 11:45 am

This could make an interesting headline...

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22 Jan 2008, 12:36 pm

Trademark infringement is quite serious. But they can't sue over someone making a joke of their name...

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22 Jan 2008, 12:40 pm

Prof_Pretorius wrote:

Trademark infringement is quite serious. But they can't sue over someone making a joke of their name...

He didn't even infringe on their trademark (nt speaks != autism speaks). even so, parody is completely protected by 1st amendment.

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