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| − | |originalTitle=Lee Kaplan is a douchebag. | + | {{ibprofile|prettypedantic}} |
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| − | |title3=Lee Kaplan finally reaches his true potential
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| − | '''Lee Kaplan''' is an undercover "inveistigative joiurnalist" and a contributor to [[w:Front Page Magazine|Front Page Magazine]]. He is also a regular columnist for the Israel National News and Canada Free Press, a senior intelligence analyst, and comunications director for the Northeast Intelligence Network. | + | '''Lee Kaplan''' is an self-proclaimed''inveistigative joiurnalist'' [sic] and a contributor to ''Front Page Magazine''. He is also a regular columnist employed by the ''Israel National News'' and ''Canada Free Press''. He is also a '''senior intelligence analyst''', and '''comunications director''' for the ''Northeast Intelligence Network''. |
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| − | ==Cease and Desist or else== | + | ==Cease and Desist Notice== |
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| − | On June 11, 2006, user prettypedantic submitted a site called Lee Kaplan is a douchebag. Mr. Kaplan was filled with rancor at the offending site and issued a letter to [[Max]] trying to intimidate him with yet another litigious threat if he did not pull the site. | + | On June 11, 2006, {{ytmnduser|prettypedantic}} submitted a site called ''Lee Kaplan is a douchebag''. Mr. Kaplan perturbed upon discovering the offending site and issued a letter to [[Max]] requesting the offending material be removed. |
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| − | Mr. Kaplan wrote ''My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.'' | + | Mr. Kaplan's original response to the original YTMND is partially quoted as follows: |
| | + | <blockquote>''My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However, I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.''</blockquote> |
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| − | As a result, Max wrote in a news post "[http://www.ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=45 how to not get a site deleted]", stating his reasons for refusing Kaplan's demand. As with most legal threats against the site, YTMNDers began creating retaliation sites, one of the most prominent is MasterSitsu's "King of Douche", a parody of the royalty of gay [[GAYTMND]]s.
| + | ==Official Response== |
| | + | In response to the '''Cease and Desist''' order, Max openly posted the contents of the message. The message was editorially commented on by Max in the news post, typically involving the emptiness of the threat, his disregard for Mr. Kaplan's request, and the legal right to create parody and satire. At the time of this writing, Max had no capitulated to Mr. Kaplan's request. |
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| − | ==Biggest Douche Ever== | + | ==Community Retaliation== |
| − | <font size="10" color="cyan"> LEE KAPLAN
| + | In a true YTMND fan fashion, retaliatory YTMNDs, sites, and forum raids have popped up throughout the YTMND Network and throughout the internet. Many do not believe that Mr. Kaplan will receive the leniency and compromise reached in the YTMND-eBaum incident. Many also believe this is an infringement of a legally protected right to parody and satire, which is considered a fair use argument. |
| − | IS A DOUCHEBAG </font>
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| | + | ==See also== |
| | + | [http://www.ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=45 YTMND News Post] Official response to the cease and desist request. |
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Lee Kaplan is an self-proclaimedinveistigative joiurnalist [sic] and a contributor to Front Page Magazine. He is also a regular columnist employed by the Israel National News and Canada Free Press. He is also a senior intelligence analyst, and comunications director for the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Cease and Desist Notice
On June 11, 2006, prettypedantic submitted a site called Lee Kaplan is a douchebag. Mr. Kaplan perturbed upon discovering the offending site and issued a letter to Max requesting the offending material be removed.
Mr. Kaplan's original response to the original YTMND is partially quoted as follows:
My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However, I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.
Official Response
In response to the Cease and Desist order, Max openly posted the contents of the message. The message was editorially commented on by Max in the news post, typically involving the emptiness of the threat, his disregard for Mr. Kaplan's request, and the legal right to create parody and satire. At the time of this writing, Max had no capitulated to Mr. Kaplan's request.
In a true YTMND fan fashion, retaliatory YTMNDs, sites, and forum raids have popped up throughout the YTMND Network and throughout the internet. Many do not believe that Mr. Kaplan will receive the leniency and compromise reached in the YTMND-eBaum incident. Many also believe this is an infringement of a legally protected right to parody and satire, which is considered a fair use argument.
See also
YTMND News Post Official response to the cease and desist request.
