"NTSPEAKS SUED!!!!
Today i received a legal document signed by 30 lawers global saying they are suing me for $90,000 reasons:
Copyright infringement
Funds Lost
And -1million Worth of Supporters Decline (cant be i got 1 hit per day on that site)
So the semi-popular site http://ntspeaks.org has been closed.
They also said any other websites to use the Autism Speaks Logo's, Phrases, And All Trade Marked Material Against Them Will Receive A Lawsuit As Well."
Today i received a legal document signed by 30 lawers global saying they are suing me for $90,000 reasons:
Copyright infringement
Funds Lost
And -1million Worth of Supporters Decline (cant be i got 1 hit per day on that site)
So the semi-popular site http://ntspeaks.org has been closed.
They also said any other websites to use the Autism Speaks Logo's, Phrases, And All Trade Marked Material Against Them Will Receive A Lawsuit As Well."
Say it ain't so!!! Can it be true? Autism Speaks is threatening to sue someone with Asperger Syndrome over a parody of their website?? Because she feels that she doesn't need anyone to speak for her? That she can speak for herself? Is this the definition of irony or what?
We've been watching the thread for quite some time, biting our lip for fear of being sued as well, but..... since it made fark.com (http://www.fark.com/), well I guess the cat's out of the bag. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Fark, it's one of the most popular sites on the internet. It receives literally MILLIONS of hits per day. It contains the most interesting, ridiculous, asinine, amusing and downright silly news from around ! the globe. And well, since the story has been Farked, lots of people are now on the aspie blog commenting about it. And it's fair game to share now.
Fark headline: Autism Speaks, a charity that claims to speak for autistic people sues 14-year-old autistic kid when she starts a parody website about autistic people being able to speak for themselves. K-Mart sucks
Even the Age of Autism (Kim Stagliano) has a hilarious piece on the debacle called, AUTISM SPEAKS IN AMER-REE-CAH! (Think West Side Story). Go to http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/01/autism-speaks-m.html to check it out.
What self-respecting organization would attempt to sue someone with the disorder for which they are supposedly supporting? Follow the thread and read it through the end, and you'll find the most amusing part of the story -- the person they're trying to sue is a teenager. A minor. ! An aspie teen!!!
I hope t hey're not wasting donated dollars on all of these Park Avenue legal fees. Hrm....
I don't know who's doing the public relations work at Autism Speaks, but I'm starting to suspect it's Britney Spears or Paris Hilton? Lindsay Lohan? Maybe they've consulted O.J. Simpson on how to win friends and influence people?
I'm just stunned. Amused. But sadly, not surprised. The saga continues.....
Cindy Waeltermann
AutismLink
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