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To: DMaA who wrote (325212)	9/20/2009 9:44:23 AM
From: Tom Clarke	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794033

The people at politico.com think they own the word 'politico.' 9/15/2009 Politico to College Politico: Give Us Your Domain or We Will Sue You Filed under: General — Patterico @ 5:43 pm The College Politico has received a cease-and-desist letter from lawyers for Politico, demanding that he stop using the word “Politico” in his name — and that he give them control of his domain. Stephen Gutkowski, the operator of the domain, has broken several stories, including one that proved that Obama=Hitler signs were being wielded by Lyndon LaRouche supporters. Spread the word far and wide: we will not stand for such thuggish tactics. UPDATE: Until this threat is withdrawn, I plan to boycott Politico, and I encourage others to do the same. UPDATE x2: The word “politico” is in the dictionary. It means “politician.” What other ordinary words do we not get to use in naming blogs? UPDATE x3: I have a call in to Lisa H. Glassman, the lawyer who wrote the cease-and-desist letter. UPDATE x4: Another example of Politico’s thuggery here. Thanks to happyfeet. UPDATE x5: Thanks to Instapundit for the link. patterico.com