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Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$
#7791508 - 12/23/07 03:17 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him.
Penguin published "The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World's Greatest Human" in November. Author Ian Spector and two Web sites he runs to promote the book, including www.truthaboutchuck.com, are also named in the suit.
The book capitalizes on "mythical facts" that have been circulating on the Internet since 2005 that poke fun at Norris' tough-guy image and super-human abilities, the suit said.
It includes such humorous "facts" as "Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried" and "Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits," the suit said, as well as "Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard."
"Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities," the lawsuit alleges.
Norris, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the star of such films as "The Delta Force" and "Missing in Action," says the book's title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true.
"Defendants have misappropriated and exploited Mr. Norris's name and likeness without authorization for their own commercial profit," said the lawsuit.
The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, seeks unspecified monetary damages for trademark infringement, unjust enrichment and privacy rights.
Norris, whose real name is Carlos Ray Norris, claims in the suit he is protective of what his name is associated with. He has recently made U.S. headlines for backing Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
A spokesman for Penguin, owned by Britain's Pearson, was not immediately available for comment.
wow chuck is a douchebag i never realized no1 is going 2 think those "facts" are true the book totaly makes him look good he only wants 2 cash in and 2 back mike huckabee wut a dumbass mike is a fucking moron who needs 2 stop appealing to the religous america
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791513 - 12/23/07 03:20 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Bruce Lee would whoop Chucks ass.
There's a fact.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791516 - 12/23/07 03:22 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
"Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard."
new one for me.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Gainer]
#7791518 - 12/23/07 03:26 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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#7791519 - 12/23/07 03:27 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Chemy]
#7791610 - 12/23/07 05:57 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I keep hearing about this Huckabee person. What's the problem with him, again? I heard he refused funding for an abortion for a mentally ill girl who had been raped. I will kick him square in the balls if it's true.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: EllisDSox]
#7791632 - 12/23/07 06:44 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Links or it didn't happen.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: kidaihuan]
#7791636 - 12/23/07 06:49 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791792 - 12/23/07 08:58 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yea.... I respected Chuch Norris back in the day but as soon I found out he supports Huckabee... fuck him. Any1 that supports Christians Fundies can go fuck themselves.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: downforpot]
#7791818 - 12/23/07 09:16 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think we should start a new trend, not only because of this lawsuit but also because of Chuck's endorsement of Huckabee.
We all know that Bruce Willis is 10x tougher than Chuck Norris.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791853 - 12/23/07 09:32 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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chuck norris seems like a bit of a fag... like he's got a bit of the gay.. a little faggotry on the side.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791876 - 12/23/07 09:45 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I used to watch Walker: Texas Ranger as a kid.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: YidakiMan]
#7791885 - 12/23/07 09:50 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Dude chuck norris would fuck bruce willis up in a heartbeat.....no questions asked.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: vandago]
#7791899 - 12/23/07 09:56 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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not a chance, bruce willis is just playing around when he's killing all the bad guys but the first time I heard him say "first I'm gonna kill you, then I'm gonna cook you, then I'm gonna eat you" under his breath while pummeling some blond german girly man, that's when I knew he was the only real man alive.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: YidakiMan]
#7791902 - 12/23/07 09:56 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Both Bruce and Vin Diesel are good for these type of jokes, after all the universe is located between Vin's Testicles, is it not?
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7791908 - 12/23/07 09:58 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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what's your point about the facts not appearing to be true?
that's not a required element of the claims he has apparently made, and it won't be an affirmative defense either, as they're not true facts
he has a right to his trademark (name) and his likeness, and can control what commercial ventures use that image for
now whether this will be fair use via parody, who knows.
the bigger problem will be the use of his likeness, I would think, exploiting his tough-guy image. I believe this isn't cognizable under federal law at the moment, and will likely turn on state common law
I think its bullshit, but it may succeed.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: johnm214]
#7792216 - 12/23/07 11:41 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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This lawsuit will work, or at the very least get the book pulled. You can't just up and write shit about somebody without their consent (be it true or not) and not expect to have some shit like this come back to you.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Coaster]
#7792229 - 12/23/07 11:48 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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What a straaange phenomenon. I remember 2 years ago playing WoW and people just started telling these Chuck Norris jokes, out of no where. How the hell did it start in the first place?
Amazing how so many people can be in on something so silly because of this crazy internet.
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: Brugman]
#7792327 - 12/23/07 12:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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hi brugman
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Re: Chuck Norris sueing for $$$$$$$$ [Re: johnm214]
#7792366 - 12/23/07 12:37 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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johnm214 said: what's your point about the facts not appearing to be true?
that's not a required element of the claims he has apparently made, and it won't be an affirmative defense either, as they're not true facts
he has a right to his trademark (name) and his likeness, and can control what commercial ventures use that image for
now whether this will be fair use via parody, who knows.
the bigger problem will be the use of his likeness, I would think, exploiting his tough-guy image. I believe this isn't cognizable under federal law at the moment, and will likely turn on state common law
I think its bullshit, but it may succeed.
"Norris, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the star of such films as "The Delta Force" and "Missing in Action," says the book's title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true."
who the fuck would think those "facts" are true how could they possibly be interpreted that way thats wut i was talking about then he uses these very facts in a commercial
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