Alternet suing Fox over "Fair and Balanced " trademark

[G_j]

A Special Message from AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org
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Wish us luck (and maybe a bit more). We've just walked up to
the biggest bully on the block and punched him in the nose.
AlterNet has launched a national legal challenge against the
Fox News Channel. We are suing to cancel its trademark on
"Fair and Balanced" on the grounds that it is misleading,
deceptive, and "notoriously mis-descriptive."

Rupert Murdoch is livid, and has $7.8 billion to fight us
with. AlterNet has ... well, let's just say that AlterNet
has quite a bit less. So we're asking for your help to win
this historic David-and-Goliath battle for the soul of
honest and responsible journalism.

We'll gladly send you a DVD copy of the powerful new
documentary "OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism"
as our thanks for your help. OUTFOXED blows the lid off the
Fox Network's cynical campaign to spin, slant, and
manipulate the news in favor of the Republican Party.

Filled with whistle-blowing (and mind-blowing) internal
emails, memos, and "confessions" from Rupert Murdoch's own
former staff members, the film is being angrily denounced by
the right-wing media. As a result (naturally), the film has
shot to the very top of Amazon.com's bestseller list. So you
can imagine how hot it is.

OUTFOXED has just opened to huge acclaim in movie theaters
in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, and San Francisco,
with 6 more cities tomorrow, and many more as soon as 35 mm
prints can be made. In New York, "OUTFOXED broke the weekend
gross for the Quad Cinema, making it the best opening ever
in its 30-year existence."

Meanwhile, Howard Dean, while appearing on the Fox program
Hannity and Colmes, told Sean Hannity that he should watch
the film. We hope he does. The film should give Fox and
Rupert Murdoch the same kind of stomach ache that Fahrenheit
9/11 is giving to George Bush and Dick Cheney.

By special arrangement with the producer and director,
Robert Greenwald, AlterNet will gratefully send you a free
DVD copy of OUTFOXED as a gift in return for a donation of
$30 or more to its "Fight Fox" legal fund. We need the money
as much as you need to see this documentary - which we hope
you will want to share with friends and everyone you know.

Please make a donation to AlterNet and receive your free DVD
copy of OUTFOXED today!

https://www.alternet.org/donate/fightfox/

For the full story of our legal proceeding against Fox, our
ad that was just published in The Nation magazine, press
releases and lots of ways to get involved, visit our
campaign site.

http://www.fightfox.com/

If you've already donated, don't worry, your DVD is on the
way.

Regards,
Don Hazen, Executive Editor
AlterNet
http://alternet.org

[Cha]

1. I wish I had the big bucks to help out this

Bold Move by Alternet. I dare say there are some wealthy Dems out there who could give a big hand to this gutsy website.

[gristy]

2. I donated

Looking forward to seeing the video.

[G_j]

3. good for you!

I'm sure you will find "Outfoxed" quite compelling!