Today i received a legal document signed by 30 lawers global saying they are suing me for $90,000 reasons:
Copyright infringement
Funds Lost
And -1million Worth of Supporters Decline (cant be i got 1 hit per day on that site)
So the semi-popular site http://ntspeaks.org has been closed.

They also said any other websites to use the Autism Speaks Logo's, Phrases, And All Trade Marked Material Against Them Will Receive A Lawsuit As Well.

try and see If you can file a counter case against them


you could also reveal that a hacker from their site hacked your website which of course is against Data protection laws

hope this helps

The cheek of them!!!

Minors cant do counter sue's and i dont want my parents to know about it. if they do i swear ill be disowned, or send to military school or something.

You should fight it. I take it you're in the US, right? There is some kind of amendment that protects this kind of stuff (I think it's the free speech/free press one). They have no right to stop you from running your (obvious) parody website.

You can look to Max Goldberg (the creator of YTMND) for inspiration when it comes to this kind of stuff, he gets into it all the time and wins. He's one of my heroes. See the following links:

[link]http://www.dustindiamond.com/case/[/link]
[link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Goldberg#Controversy[/link]

Dammit.

http://www.dustindiamond.com/case/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Goldberg#Controversy

My supervisors plan was to bed for mercy... and i cant do anything without his approval

Pfft... Don't beg for mercy. That will make Autism Speaks think they actually have a valid case against you.

I see the possibility for a lot of good publicity for autistics in this; the whole "Autism Speaks Sues Autistic Person" thing would make for a pretty good headline.

Im going to sound like shamshir here ( no offence shamshir! )


FIGHT THEM!

FIGHT THEM WITH ALL YOUR ASPERGIAN COURAGE AND POWER!!


FOR ASPERGIAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lol

did y0u ask t0 y0u there l0g0?

if y0u guys asked there is n0 c0py right stuff,i think....

http://www.copyright.gov/ heres all but us c0py rights..

Copyright doesn't apply to parody sites - it comes under "fair use". For example, Weird Al is legally able to do parody songs using the same music as the original (he generally does ask permission, but only as a courtesy, and with a few exceptions).

Abscout, this is one of those things that is both a crisis and an opportunity.

It's entirely up to you whether to fight it or not (it is a bullshit charge, and it would be thrown out before going to court, but I understand that there's other sensitivities involved), but regardless of whether you choose to or not, go to the media.

This is a perfect opportunity to show people what Autism Speaks is all about.

Make sure you emphasise the figures they've exaggerated (1 million dollars lost revenue for 1 hit per day, etc), and the strongarm tactics used. Also, PM "Ethel" from this site (http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/member.p...e&uid=5229), as she has plenty of experience dealing with the media, and should be able to give you more in-depth advice.

Also, make sure the blogging world knows about it - scan in the letter so you can show it to people, post comments on the more popular autism blogs and go from there.

Essentially, they've been rather stupid by sending you this letter. NT Speaks probably wouldn't have gotten much atttention, but threatening legal action definitely will.

You need to get this into the media.

I agree with EvilZakkie

If it is ok with you abscout could you copy this letter and send it to me Via email? (my email address is on my user page) I will post it on my blog if that is ok and I have a wrongplanet account I'd be happy to post it there and maybe i could post it on wikipedia?

all up to you but If you would like to I would be fine to do so!

autism speaks won't know what hit 'em!

Hit me with a copy of this letter too if you like. Autism speaks will be dealt with.