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Clinton p**********l campaign shuts down, parody bumper sticker http://www.wnd.com/2015/05/clinton-campaign-shuts-down-parody-bumpersticker/
'Hillary 2016: Prison or POTUS' charged with trademark infringement

Official Hillary Clinton for President logo and offending bumber-sticker
The operator of a political website that parodies the p**********l hopes of Hillary Clinton has just gotten a lesson in realpolitik and what happens when someone crosses the Clintons.

Marinka Peschmann, a freelance journalist and author, has been marketing a number of different buttons and bumper stickers for the “Hillary 2016: Prison or POTUS” campaign on the website Zazzle.com. One of those caught the eye of Clinton-campaign lawyers and is now no longer available.

Clinton’s campaign claimed Peschmann had infringed on the trademark for the official campaign logo.

Peschmann announced the takedown on her website:

Note: Take down! This bumper sticker is no longer available. Hillary for America’s legal department lodged an intellectual property right’s holder trademark complaint against HILLPoP2016′s latest styles. While HILLPoP2016 thinks our H is different (the arrow faces left and is orange for instance), one must pick their battles. HILLPoP2016 respects Zazzle’s decision regarding their terms of service agreement and wishes more corporations would enforce them.

Zazzle explained by email:

Hello Marinka,

Thank you for contacting us!
We would love to offer every design that our users submit, however we must abide by all applicable laws and standards as well as our own content guidelines and copyright policies.

Unfortunately, it appears that your product did not meet Zazzle’s Acceptable Content Guidelines. Specifically, your product contained content which infringes upon the Hillary for America trademark.

Zazzle has been contacted by legal representatives from Hillary for America, and at their request, have removed the product from the Zazzle Marketplace.

We are sorry for any disappointment, but hope you will understand our position in this regard. For future reference, please review Zazzle’s Acceptable Content Guidelines at: http://help.zazzle.com/articles/support/ar143/

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thanks for using Zazzle. We look forward to seeing more of your creative designs!

Best Regards,
Mike
Content Management Team
Zazzle Inc.
Case Number: CAS-944371-G4Y1D8

Peschmann is taking it in stride – she has other designs that carry the same message and a working relationship with Zazzle to honor and preserve.

“I had added some new styles to honor the latest Hillary rebranding effort,” Peschmann said on her website.

“Team Hillary apparently was not happy with them and claimed I had infringed on their trademark. Zazzle.com is honoring Hillary for America’s legal representative’s takedown request. They have been very professional with me and a pleasure to deal with.”

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

maryla

As far as I'm concerned, this is censorship!!
But I was a little disappointed that Trey Gowdy found nothing after the first conclusion of his committee found no wrongdoing. I couldn't believe that after the Bret Baier interview of those two soldiers who were told to "Stand down" ......I couldn't believe their testimony was precluded. It seems THAT IS WHERE THE TRUE CORRUPTION OF THE CLINTON LIES...in their ability to be able to do this.

bylm1-Bernie

A picture! Imagine that.

Kevyn

A basic tennant of copyright law is that the holder of the copyright or trademark is obligated to enforce it when they realize it has been violated or risk it becoming public domain. The woman who ripped off Clinton's design can use it in cartoons or editorials but as soon as she try's to make money by selling it she is in violation of copyright law. Frankly she is fortunate the Clinton campaign just hit her with a cease and desist letter they are entitled to statute damages which start at ten grand.

astrolite

I ask you again....who is that woman? Even with photoshop she doesn't remotely resemble K**lery!

robmull Loc: florida

Yes, "imagine that," bylm1. A picture by "bad crud," so old and beautified that it almost makes the touched and re-touched pictures of [his] "messiah" [in the past thousand takes] look devilish!!!

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Ya like this one?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

EconomistDon

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Is that symbolic of the stock market? :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol: :lol:

Marcus Johnson

You have a new fan. That is some funny s**te!

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

:lol: :thumbup:

mwdegutis Loc: Illinois

Here's the one that was based on that wasn't photo shopped...

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Yes, I have seen the picture. :lol: :lol: :thumbup: :thumbup:

mwdegutis Loc: Illinois

Ahhh...you's is the photo shopped one.