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sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« on: September 14, 2008, 08:57:08 PM »
Well DUmmie if thats the case, then I guess we start reporting all the crap with George Bush caricatures on them.  :thatsright:

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sudopod  (1000+ posts)      Sun Sep-14-08 05:58 PM
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Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
 Edited on Sun Sep-14-08 06:27 PM by sudopod
Could Obamawaffles.com be violating Yahoo's Terms of Service for their online store? (LOL YES, SEE BELOW) I suspect there may be a clause in the ToS agreement that specifically rules out selling racially insulting merchandise through their online storefront.

"WTF, Yahoo?" you might be asking? The Obamawaffle mix is sold through a Yahoo online store. See here, for example: https://us-dc1-order.store.yahoo.net/cgi-bin/wg-order?y... --

(long url is long, lol)

Where can we find the text of this agreement, and if this store violates them how can we get Yahoo to enforce it?

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Store setup page is found here: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ecommerce /

Terms of Service are here: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/tos/tos.php

Small Business ToS Abuse Report Form is here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/smallbusiness/abuse.ht...

I think this is the clause we care about:

"15. Suspension, Cancellation, Transfer
Registrant agrees that registration of its domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation or transfer by any ICANN procedure, or by any registry administrator procedure approved by ICANN policy:

15.1 to correct mistakes by Registrar or the registry administrator in registering the domain name;
15.2 for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name; or
15.3 in case of arbitration or court proceedings being commenced with respect to the rights to the domain name. In addition to the above rights, Melbourne IT may suspend or cancel the registration of Registrant's domain name, or, suspend the delegation of Registrant's Domain Name, if as reasonably determined by Melbourne IT in its sole discretion, the Registrant or any other person uses the domain name in connection with any:
15.4 activity that infringes the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party;
15.5 activity that defames or disparages any third party; or
15.6 otherwise illegal or fraudulent activity, or otherwise in accordance with Melbourne IT's Acceptable Use "

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This is kind of a big deal because 1) They are using Senator Obama's image for profit without his permission, 2) It may not be shielded by the 1st amendment as it may not pass the legal definition of satire, and the biggie, 3) It absolutely does defame and/or disparage a 3rd party, namely, Barack Obama.

If these fools have violated the Yahoo terms of service, they lose their online store. Judging by the rough edges of the site, it will cause these guys substantial inconvenience.

Let's take it down for Senator Obama.

For America.

For the lulz.

* The profit being the warm fuzzy feeling we get from pwning these goobers. ^_^
 
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 09:02:24 PM »
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This is kind of a big deal because 1) They are using Senator Obama's image for profit without his permission, 2) It may not be shielded by the 1st amendment as it may not pass the legal definition of satire, and the biggie, 3) It absolutely does defame and/or disparage a 3rd party, namely, Barack Obama.


They are using a caricature of BO's likeness... perfectly legal.  Satire... again, perfectly legal. 

Nice try.  Well, not really.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 09:03:47 PM »
Silly DUmmies -- if you shut down their online store they will just use another provider.  It will have net affect.

And since this is parody, it protected by the 1st Amendment -- you know, the one you hate the most of all the Bill Of Rights.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2008, 09:10:28 PM »
All this talk about waffles is making me hungry.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2008, 09:12:17 PM »
Quote from: Chris on September 14, 2008, 09:10:28 PM
All this talk about waffles is making me hungry.

That reminds me:

Donkey (he LOVED waffles!) is a characture of Eddie Murphy and shares his very black exaggerated voice (it was the one Murphy used in SNL when he was being "ultra-black").

Does that make Shrek racist?

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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2008, 09:37:43 PM »


Eat 'em with sausage?

YES WE CAN!!!
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2008, 09:41:53 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on September 14, 2008, 09:37:43 PM


Eat 'em with sausage?

YES WE CAN!!!
OH F***, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 10:14:58 PM »
Scratch a liberal, find a fascist.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2008, 10:52:01 PM »
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sudopod  (1000+ posts)      Sun Sep-14-08 05:58 PM
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Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
 Edited on Sun Sep-14-08 06:27 PM by sudopod
Could Obamawaffles.com be violating Yahoo's Terms of Service for their online store? (LOL YES, SEE BELOW) I suspect there may be a clause in the ToS agreement that specifically rules out selling racially insulting merchandise through their online storefront.

"WTF, Yahoo?" you might be asking? The Obamawaffle mix is sold through a Yahoo online store. See here, for example: https://us-dc1-order.stor...oo.net/cgi-bin/wg-order?y... --

(long url is long, lol)

Where can we find the text of this agreement, and if this store violates them how can we get Yahoo to enforce it?

___________________________________________________________

EDIT:

Store setup page is found here: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ecommerce /

Terms of Service are here: http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/tos/tos.php

Small Business ToS Abuse Report Form is here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/u...oo/smallbusiness/abuse.ht...

I think this is the clause we care about:

"15. Suspension, Cancellation, Transfer
Registrant agrees that registration of its domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation or transfer by any ICANN procedure, or by any registry administrator procedure approved by ICANN policy:

15.1 to correct mistakes by Registrar or the registry administrator in registering the domain name;
15.2 for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name; or
15.3 in case of arbitration or court proceedings being commenced with respect to the rights to the domain name. In addition to the above rights, Melbourne IT may suspend or cancel the registration of Registrant's domain name, or, suspend the delegation of Registrant's Domain Name, if as reasonably determined by Melbourne IT in its sole discretion, the Registrant or any other person uses the domain name in connection with any:
15.4 activity that infringes the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party;
15.5 activity that defames or disparages any third party; or
15.6 otherwise illegal or fraudulent activity, or otherwise in accordance with Melbourne IT's Acceptable Use "

___________________________________________________________

This is kind of a big deal because 1) They are using Senator Obama's image for profit without his permission, 2) It may not be shielded by the 1st amendment as it may not pass the legal definition of satire, and the biggie, 3) It absolutely does defame and/or disparage a 3rd party, namely, Barack Obama.

If these fools have violated the Yahoo terms of service, they lose their online store. Judging by the rough edges of the site, it will cause these guys substantial inconvenience.

Let's take it down for Senator Obama.

For America.

For the lulz.

* The profit being the warm fuzzy feeling we get from pwning these goobers. ^_^

F**king /b/tard.  What's the matter, Anonymous refused your personal army request, so you had to whimper over to DU all butthurt?
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2008, 05:07:37 AM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on September 14, 2008, 09:37:43 PM


Eat 'em with sausage?

YES WE CAN!!!

 :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao: :rotf:

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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 10:59:24 AM »
Where's the "racially insulting" part?  I don't get it.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2008, 11:50:09 AM »
Quote from: lastparker on September 15, 2008, 10:59:24 AM
Where's the "racially insulting" part?  I don't get it.
Apparently it's racist to have a caricature of a black man with big ears, but is okay if it's one of a white man with big ears.   :whatever:
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2008, 11:57:37 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on September 14, 2008, 09:03:47 PM
Silly DUmmies -- if you shut down their online store they will just use another provider.  It will have net affect.

And since this is parody, it protected by the 1st Amendment -- you know, the one you hate the most of all the Bill Of Rights.


Not to mention, Caricaturing/parodying a POLITICAL FIGURE enters into the realm of Political Speech - a realm (supposedly, ignoring McCain/Feingold for the moment) of the 1st Amendment the Founding fathers and subsequent Supreme Courts have held especially sacred.  Your burden of proof is going to be HUGE, DUmmy.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2008, 12:02:07 PM »
Quote from: lastparker on September 15, 2008, 10:59:24 AM
Where's the "racially insulting" part?  I don't get it.

You really need to keep up with the rules.

Draw a caricature of Obama - You're a Racist
Poke fun at Obama - You're a Racist
Criticize Obama - You're a Racist
Disagree with anything he says  - You're a Racist
Vote for McCain - You're a Racist



Everything is racist except praise and adoration for "The Chosen One".


BTW how many race cards are there in a standard deck?  The way the DUmmies are playing the race cards they must have a few decks stashed under the table.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2008, 12:57:52 PM »
Quote from: ScubaGuy on September 15, 2008, 12:02:07 PM
Quote from: lastparker on September 15, 2008, 10:59:24 AM
Where's the "racially insulting" part?  I don't get it.

You really need to keep up with the rules.

Draw a caricature of Obama - You're a Racist
Poke fun at Obama - You're a Racist
Criticize Obama - You're a Racist
Disagree with anything he says  - You're a Racist
Vote for McCain - You're a Racist



Everything is racist except praise and adoration for "The Chosen One".


BTW how many race cards are there in a standard deck?  The way the DUmmies are playing the race cards they must have a few decks stashed under the table.


LOL HI5

I believe that if the praise and adoration do not peg the meter: You're a racist.

The race deck has an infinite number of cards.
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Re: sudopod, Taking down Obamawaffles.com online store (for fun and profit*)
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2008, 02:30:01 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on September 14, 2008, 09:37:43 PM


Eat 'em with sausage?

YES WE CAN!!!

I am sooooo stealin' that, Dude!!!

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