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Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site

Posted by timothy on from the you-will-take-your-chances-in-the-tournament dept.

Tuxedo Jack writes "The Register reports that Odeon Cinemas, a British theater chain, has ordered a takedown of a copycat version of its site that was made by a disability activist. The original didn't work outside of IE on Windows and was in violation of the Disability Discrimination Act; the activist-recoded one worked on everything. Odeon has flip-flopped on the issue, too; they liked it when it was first up, and now they don't."

3 of 478 comments (clear)

  1. And since Odeon couldn't take down the site... by Tezkah · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... a slashdotting will. :\

  2. Depends on the disability by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    The original didn't work outside of IE on Windows and was in violation of the Disability Discrimination Act

    Well, I for one liked the original. I suffer from mental retardation you see, and as a result I only use and swear by Microsoft products. As a disabled person, I can testify that the original website worked perfectly.

    The new page on the other hand, which was aimed at open-minded people who used other, non-Microsoft browsers, was constantly reminding me of my disability and as such was totally discriminatory. And not just to me, but to all the disabled IT guys at Odeon also! I am so glad it's not accessible anymore, so I can go back to my comforting illusions.

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  3. Let's see the spelling NAZIs jump on this! by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How Odeous!

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