U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit Rules Parody Writer Can Sue for Unlawful Search
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A college student who posted parodies of a college professor on the Internet could sue a local prosecutor for approving a warrant application for the search of his home and computer, the 10th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
The plaintiff created a fictional character, Junius Puke, for his Internet-based journal, The Howling Pig. Junius Puke was intended as a parody of a professor at the Colorado public college the plaintiff attended.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit Rules Parody Writer Can Sue for Unlawful Search
The professor contacted local police, complaining that the parody defamed him b...
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