Barney, the Purple Antichrist, Surrenders, Free Speech Restored
Finally, the good guys win one. Stuart Frankel has been battling the prince of darkness (pictured above) and his lawyers for four long years. Frankel dared to put up a website poking fun at Barney, the PBS cash dinosaur. Lawyers for the owner–Lyons Partnership–sent at least four cease-and-desist orders to Frankel, accusing him of violating the company’s copyright. One e-mail, dated Feb. 11, 2002, accused him of using copyrighted images to describe
the use and threat of violence towards Barney.
Threats
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