Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings

[ToastGodSupreme]

Before I continue, this is NOT a discussion of site issues or anything like that. This is a discussin of legalities, ethics, etc.

I'm also posting it here for those who don't frequent PA and Slashdot on a regular basis.

Penny Arcade was ordered by American Greetings to remove an image they had made.

Currently, this is what remains of it on the PA site:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date...003-04-14&res=l

There's a lovely discussion on it in the PA forums, also, SlashDot got wind and there's a discussion on it there:

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/03362...7.shtml?tid=153

The image in question is here (remember, only Penny Arcade was asked to remove the image, mirrors were not, and Neowin is not mirroring the image in any way):

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showphoto.ph...rt=1&thecat=532

Personally, I'm laughing my ass off. This image will get seen a hell of a lot more now because of this. It will be even more circulated. And in many reader's minds, American Greetings is now just another assclown corporation.

If you wish you contact American Greetings about this, Penny Arcade has provided an email address:

[email protected]

I'm pretty sure that, due to the overwhelming attention this has gotten, that address will soon be flooded and closed/changed. I myself let them know what I think of their actions. :no:

Discuss amongst yourselves... :woot:

Edit

A petition has been started. Click here for details.

Not sure what good it will do. Maybe show American Greetings that many think they're in the wrong. Show them that by doing what they did, they made things much much "worse" for themselves. Either way, you're supporting PA, so help the guys out. They bring teh funnay. :bounce:

Edited April 24, 2003 by ToastGodSupreme

[BTallack]

Glad to see someone brought this to Neowin. I already signed the petition off the link on PA's site.

[Spyder Veteran]

i dont understand..how are the two connected?

[.....]

i dont understand..how are the two connected?

I have no Idea, but if they asked PA to take something down, they deserve to burn in hell :devil:

:p

[Bizkit]

I think that it was funny! Good old Penny Arcade!

[shied]

i dont understand..how are the two connected?

Taken from here

A summery:

American Greetings owns the copyrights of Strawberry Shortcake, and many other 80's icons.

A lawyer fired off an email to our boys at PA, asking them to take down a recent comic (4/14/2003) that incorporated names and parodied images of Strawberry Shortcake.

[Ironman273]

But what if they were talking about the dessert?

[threetonesun]

Strawberry Shortcake? Maaaaan she's old. My sister had one of those dolls back in the 70s.

[Danrarbc]

Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, the people who make the American McGee games, none of them have a problem with a joke. Apparently the video game industry is more mature than the greeting card one :rolleyes:

[Detri]

Penny Arcade owns all. ;)