UCSD Vs. Free Speech, Round 2

Suburbanpride writes "Last year, as Slashdot readers may remember, the University of California, San Diego forced student website UCSDuncensored to change its name to SDuncensored, citing California education code that gives it exclusive rights to the name. This year, the target is youCSD, a student blog that has been critical of the administration. The university denies that the site's content had anything to do with the nastygram they received, which informed them that were in violation for not only the name, but for an image they took of the Geisel Library, which the university claims to hold a trademark on. There are dozens of sites that use UCSD in the name, not to mention the 1000+ members of the UCSD xanga blogring. What's next, campus police stopping people from taking pictures of the library?"

Comments

Re:I'd do the same, wouldn't you?

[lottameez]

is that the best you got? name-calling? does your mom know you're not in bed?

Re:Does Slashdot provide a forum for free speech?

[the_mad_poster]

Yea, right. That's why I'm banned from posting for going apeshit on the slashbots. Because I support the groupthink that gets you modpoints and I modbomb the individual thought processes that get you banned.

Stop talking about yourself in that voice. Everyone knows you're just a sockpuppet and I hurt your feelings.

Re:Why would this be a threat?

[Anonymous Coward]

You morons are full of some much shit that it isn't even funny.

1) First the original youCSD.com web site did look a lot like the official ucsd web site

2) The Giesel Library is a trademarked image. They must defend their trademarks otherwise they fall into the public domain. Remember UCSD uses the library in almost all official logos.

3) UCSD hasn't gone after the UCSDfacebook.com...YET. They're going after them, trust me. They have to go after these guys because if they don't aggressively defend their trademark it will fall into the public domain. That's the law.

4) Campus counsel is very familiar with free speech laws and they know that as a public university they can't discriminate on content - it's against the first amendment. They tell many faculty on campus this all the time.

5) Lastly ALL OF UCSDs LEGAL MOVES HAVE NOT CHANGED THE CONTENT ON THESE WEB SITES (sduncensored.com or youCSD.com) ONE DAMM BIT. This is a trademark case...nothing more.

Re:On censorship in CA

[Cybrr]

Until it leaves the womb, it's a parasite.