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Fox News Considered Suing Fox's "The Simpsons"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-seriously-funny dept.

ZeDanimal writes "The Simpsons' pooh-bah Matt Groening said in an NPR interview this week that the Fox News Channel considered legal action against the show for its parody of the station's news ticker. Broadcast, of course, by Fox Entertainment, the episode that raised the ire of the "Fair and Balanced" Fox News crew was Krusty For Congress, which mocked the perceived rightward-leanings of the channel with pseudo-news items such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?" and "Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple" scrolling across the bottom of the screen. Guess the powers-that-be learned something from the Al Franken affair... or maybe they just feared getting into a popularity contest with the likes of the inanimate carbon rod."

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  1. Spelling Error... by computerme · · Score: 5, Funny

    The headline should read: "Faux News Considered Suing Fox's "The Simpsons""

  2. What's the big deal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's perfectly cromulent for FOX to protect their trademarks. And oil slicks DO keep seals young and supple by preventing them from getting old.

    NRA4Ever!

  3. It's not the ticker by poptones · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's the "fake news" part. Fox has the trademark on scrolling fake news reports at the bottom of the screen.

    Just watch any day of the week and see for yourself.

    It's true!

    Really...

  4. Re:Look where we are headed by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess Fox'd win the case easily :) I wonder if they'd have to pay themselves damages.

    Fox income = damages - lawyer fees
    Fox loss = damages

    Fox net gain = - lawyer fees

    That's one hell of a business strategy.

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  5. Re:Suing themselves by Blondie-Wan · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yeah, because their are so many news shows that are animated. I can understand the possible confusion.

    Well, in fairness, we are talking about Fox News viewers.