Barney Surrenders To the EFF

davidwr writes, "Earlier this year, EFF sued the Barney the Dinosaur people for harassing a Barney parody web site. Well, Barney finally surrendered, err I mean, learned to share. For more, read the case history at the EFF site."

this is a 'Good Thing'...

[zappepcs]

oh, and if you have tried to trademark 'Good Thing' don't worry, I won't sue....

Its good to see the EFF winning anytime... everyone should support them

Hang on, wait..

[QuantumG]

The EFF actually won a case? What, did they get new lawyers or something?

Singalong

[Shadow Wrought]

I love you, you love me,
This is bestiality...

Re:Hang on, wait..

[Lemmy Caution]

They're like the Imperial Stormtroopers of litigation.

HIS Lawyers.. surrendered.

[Anonymous Coward]

It was his lawyers that surrendered, those damn slackers.. Barney will be out kicking ass and giving hugs in no time.

Confused?

[edwardpickman]

I thought Barney was a parody? Isn't a parody website redudant?

Re:HIS Lawyers.. surrendered.

[Jello B.]

And he's all out of hugs.

Re:Hang on, wait..

[Neoncow]

Well, they were up against Barney the Dinosaur.

Re:Singalong

[vwjeff]

I sue you, you sue me.

Re:Hang on, wait..

[Anonymous Coward]

What, do they get owned by teddy bears too?

Re:Confused?

[undeaf]

No, it's recursive. Haven't you ever wanted a beowulf cluster of beowulf clusters?

Re:From the settlement agreemenr ...

[LiquidCoooled]

The code might not look this way, but the EULA sure does.

Am I the only one here

[WilliamSChips]

who thought of the policeman from Half-Life 2 before reading the summary?

Re:barney's revenge...

[zip_000]

I prefer SmootchY songs:
"My Stepdad's Not Mean (He's Just Adjusting.)"
KIDS:
'Stepdads are people too/ They
have bad days, like we all do/
Be patient and help them through/
Stepdads are people too...'

SMOOCHY:
(singing) ... 'So three cheers for the man
that I proudly call Stan... He's
not quite a dad or a brother...
Yes, he gets cross, but still he's
the boss... And besides he takes
care of my mother!'

SMOOCHY:
Remember, kids. First
impressions, good or bad, are not
always what they seem. Just like
a new puppy, new dads need to
adjust to their surroundings. So
give 'em time! But always
remember... if he becomes abusive
to you or Mommy... what are the
magic numbers?

KIDS IN BLEACHERS(shouting in unison: Nine-One-One!
SMOOCHY: Right-o-riffic!

Ye Olde Skoole.

[Darlantan]

I've got you both beat. My first mental image was of Barney Fife furiously trying to load his single bullet into his revolver, dropping it, then throwing his hands into the air in front of a bunch of suit-clad agent types.

Original Barney FTW.

Re:Hang on, wait..

[rubycodez]

good thing they were up against Barney's Trek redshirts of litigation

Re:From the settlement agreemenr ...

[zurmikopa]

So perhaps all legalese needs to be comprehendable is proper indenting (and maybe some syntax highlighting).

OHMYGOD.

[GeneralEmergency]

I truly thought I would never live to see the day,

I mean actually witness,

SOMEBODY pulling FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF A DINOSAUR'S ASS!

I can die in peace now.

Re:Hang on, wait..

[OldManAndTheC++]

They're like the Imperial Stormtroopers of litigation.

"TK-421, why aren't you at your desk?"

Re:From the settlement agreemenr ...

[macemoneta]

Oh, that's easy:

Compliance(Terms_Conditions(Agreement));
Condition(Parties || '/.*/g');
Release('/.*/g' || claims('/.*/g'));

Well why didn't they just say that? Sheesh, lawyers make everything so complicated. If laws were written this way, you could replace the judicial system with a compiler. Ah.