Chuck Norris sues...

[Newby]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071222/wr_nm/norris_lawsuit_dc

His tears don't cause cancer, but I'm pretty sure they'll cause the end of Chuck Norris jokes. Who wants to make jokes about a crybaby bitch who is upset people make $$ off of his name?

[Blaze]

Chuck Norris' lawsuit is so strong, it included everyone, and won.

[CrAz3D]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

[iago]

Last time I checked, satire is legal.

In any case, this will do nothing but help the book. Suddenly it goes from nothing to something that everybody hears about. If Norris had done nothing, the book probably would have sold a whole lot less.

This is a common phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect, where drawing attention to a problem makes it worse.

[rabbit]

It's not that he wants the book not sold, he just wants money from it.  If he winds the case, he'll get a LOT more money.  Also, in America, free speech is illegal.

[Newby]

It's not gonna look good for the book company though. As one /. poster put it, "When Chuck Norris sues, he brings the verdict, not the charges."

Go back to selling the Total Gym on TV, crybaby.

[Blaze]

As one /. poster put it, "When Chuck Norris sues, he brings the verdict, not the charges."

Epic. 

[iago]

I loved the Slashdot thread, I blew all 5 of my modpoints today to mod up stupid and lame (but funny!) Chuck Norris jokes

[trust]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

Agreed. They should pay him what he's due and everyone is happy.

[iago]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

Agreed. They should pay him what he's due and everyone is happy.

Nice, but that brings up the question: what's due to him? Many people would say nothing.

[Hitmen]

Nice, but that brings up the question: what's due to him? Many people would say nothing.

While I agree chuck doesn't deserve anything, I would also have to say that neither do the author/publisher for stealing a bunch of other people's jokes and making them into a book

[CrAz3D]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

Agreed. They should pay him what he's due and everyone is happy.

Nice, but that brings up the question: what's due to him? Many people would say nothing.

They're using his name to make money without permission, that is wrong.

[trust]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

Agreed. They should pay him what he's due and everyone is happy.

Nice, but that brings up the question: what's due to him? Many people would say nothing.

A percentage of the book sales. The publisher will be making money because of Chuck Norris's recent popularity and also off of his name. Why shouldn't he get a cut?

[iago]

well, he should get money for people making money off of his name

Agreed. They should pay him what he's due and everyone is happy.

Nice, but that brings up the question: what's due to him? Many people would say nothing.

They're using his name to make money without permission, that is wrong.

So are you saying that Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, and every satire site is wrong?

This is satire, not theft. There's a huge difference, especially financially.

[CrAz3D]

SNL doesn't use a person's popularity to make money.  They might mock them in some skits, but that isn't the whole basis for the show.

[Sidoh]

SNL doesn't use a person's popularity to make money.  They might mock them in some skits, but that isn't the whole basis for the show.

That's a pretty silly thing to say.  If the people they mocked weren't famous, none of the skits would make sense.  Of course they "exploit" their audience's familiarity with the subject.  Norris' "popularity" is largely a sarcastic reverence maintained as a result of these stupid jokes that deify him.

[Super_X]

SNL doesn't use a person's popularity to make money.  They might mock them in some skits, but that isn't the whole basis for the show.

Yes they do, why else would they have guest hosts? They sell advertisment time, the more popular the show, the more expencive theadvertising slots become.

[CrAz3D]

SNL doesn't use a person's popularity to make money.  They might mock them in some skits, but that isn't the whole basis for the show.

Yes they do, why else would they have guest hosts? They sell advertisment time, the more popular the show, the more expencive theadvertising slots become.

Guest hosts give permission.   We're not talking about guest hosts

[Super_X]

SNL doesn't use a person's popularity to make money.  They might mock them in some skits, but that isn't the whole basis for the show.

Yes they do, why else would they have guest hosts? They sell advertisment time, the more popular the show, the more expencive theadvertising slots become.

Guest hosts give permission.   We're not talking about guest hosts

Okay, well, what about Will Farrel playing as Robert Gulet? Or, as Hary Karey? He is using a person's populatiry to make money, the same way that Norm McDonald would pretend to be Burt Renolds. The reason why they make money is only based on the people they make fun of. If they made jokes like Joe does, no one would understand. ("Well, today jessie and I went to the mall and we saw lary, he is so  dumb. Tehehe") They need popular people to make fun of, so the show can sell advertising time.

[MyndFyre]

Chuck Norris' lawsuit is so strong, it included everyone, and won.

LOL