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Christie Could Be Sued By...Monty Python?
Eric Kleefeld | November 2, 2009, 3:30PM
Former US Attorney Chris Christie (R) Chris Christie, and former Monty Python member Terry Jones
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Chris Christie could soon be facing legal action from some very illustrious people: Monty Python.
This comes after the Christie campaign used footage of a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, without having sought permission, for a Web video. The video has since been taken down, but was preserved by Monty Python and given to the Huffington Post.
Monty Python's Terry Jones, perhaps best known for his screechy-voiced female characters (especially Brian's mother Mandy in Life of Brian), told the HuffPo that the group is strongly considering a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
"It is totally outrageous that a former US Attorney knows so little about the law that he thinks he can rip off people," said Jones. "On the other hand -- another of Bush's legal appointees was Alberto Gonzales and he didn't seem to know much about the law either."
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tiowally
November 2, 2009 3:40 PM
Republicans using intellectual property without permission, and from those who would never grant such usage at any price, no less. Who could imagine?
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Schmed- ley
November 2, 2009 3:49 PM in reply to tiowally
Somehow, the words intellectual and Republican seem to form an automatic oxymoron in my mind.
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jerryfatheart
November 2, 2009 4:03 PM in reply to Schmed- ley
Hey, if the Republicans are good at anything, it's cognitive dissonance!
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jerryfatheart
November 2, 2009 3:40 PM
Didn't Chris Christie star in a Monty Pynthon sketch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Bs1ZZ-7b8
Low blow, I know, I know.
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commie atheist
November 2, 2009 5:14 PM in reply to jerryfatheart
I think it's a HUGE mistake to mention Christie's LARGESS, insofar as it detracts from discussing WEIGHTIER issues, such as the SIZE of the state budget and the GIGANTIC deficits that New Jersey residents will be CRUSHED by in years to come.
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Matt Jones
November 2, 2009 3:59 PM
I knew I'd seen the teabaggers before, and this post reminded me - the Pythons named them "Gumbies".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIlKiRPSNGA
Above should be the new Republican HCR ad... :)
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Jaycal
November 2, 2009 6:38 PM in reply to Matt Jones
Hey, Gumbies had frontal lobotomies while the Teabaggers were born that way!
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Artell
November 2, 2009 4:20 PM
They managed to make Monty Python unfunny. This is what they should be sued for. I also thought this would be like one of those DMCA takedown notices, i.e. rather frivolous, but they actually lifted the sketch wholesale and just put some subtitles over it.
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mikedrevguy
November 2, 2009 4:38 PM
they say it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission; but certainly may prove to be more expensive.
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cwnidog
November 2, 2009 4:59 PM
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commie atheist
November 2, 2009 5:09 PM
If you watch the ad, it mentions something about Corzine trying to ram something down people's throats. What is it with Republicans and their obsession with gay sex acts?
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ejg3
November 2, 2009 5:09 PM
If I recall John Cleese has a legal education in the U.K. Once again the Republicans seem to show their ignorance of copyright law. (among other things).
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igotmyreasons
November 2, 2009 5:41 PM
Even if they had gotten permission somehow the ad still friggin' sucks.
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Joe
November 2, 2009 5:43 PM
I hope Terry J sends Mr. Neutron to pay a call on ¢hri$tie!
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otto parts
November 2, 2009 5:56 PM in reply to Joe
Or Dinsdale Pirahna.
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The Old Grouch
November 2, 2009 6:36 PM in reply to otto parts
No - you want to send Doug Piranha.
"I've seen grown men pull their own 'eads off...rather than face...Doug."
Or maybe Spiny Norman.
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par4
November 2, 2009 6:04 PM
Cleese just went through an expensive divorce,I hope they sue Christie's fat ass off and it helps him out.
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mrez
November 2, 2009 6:06 PM
Somewhat unrelated topic, but one I'd really like some informed input on. There is some chatter going around (mostly on 101.5, they've been pumping this story all day) that the Dagget camp put out a robo call blasting Cristie to try and get independents and repubs to vote Dagget, but the robo call was funded by the Dems of Jersey, basically making Dagget look like a Corzine plant. I'm pulling for Corzine here (my job probably depends on it) but this just looks bad. Any thoughts?
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misterman
November 2, 2009 6:24 PM
Yeah, like Cristie just got caught with his pants around his ankles and you want to change the subject. Any thoughts?
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Loudon
November 2, 2009 6:28 PM
Christie's still gonna win. Voters have far more important things to worry about.
Corzine's tanking at Intrade
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dmspeech
November 2, 2009 6:31 PM
One thin mint, Mr. Christie?
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pinson
November 2, 2009 6:42 PM
I'm loving the giant white fonts that they use for CHANGE GOVERNORS toward the end. It was very LOL Catz. I expected the next lines to be I CAN HAZ CHEEZEBURGER! I wonder if they're paying a "social media expert" to come up with this crap. Maybe Michael Goldfard is on the loose again.
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Powkat
November 2, 2009 6:44 PM
What kind of idiot messes with Monty Python? Those guys are smarter than any politician. If NJ votes for this clown they will regret it in 6 months or less.
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