Wal-Mart Parody Site Censored by DMCA

davidwr writes "Wal-Mart used the Digital Millenium Copyright Act to temporarily shut down a university student's parody of the Wal-Mart Foundation." The story's details are also available via BusinessWeek. From the article: "Papasian launched the Web site April 16 for an art class at Carnegie Mellon University called 'Parasitic Media.' The class teaches students about the political uses of satire in the media. He acknowledged using Wal-Mart's graphics on his Web site but said he believed he could use the images as part of a parody."

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[Brandybuck]

Where the hell do you live that you have no alternatives? Even in my tiny rural hometown I've got J.C. Penny's, Ace Hardware, Rite-Aid, and a whole mainstreet of specialty stores. And it has both a KMart and a Walmart. Not a half hour away are Gottschalk's, Walgreen, Mervyn's, Sears and Montgomery Wards.