] On my rec.humor.funny web site, I maintain the newsgroup
] archives, including this 13 year old joke entitled
] American Expressway.
]
] Today I got one of those bullying "cease and desist"
] letters from American Express's law firm, ordering me to
] take down the joke for trademark infringement. Here's the
] text of the cease and desist
]
] Do these guys know who they are trying to bully? I guess
] not, here's my response to them:
]
] You can "Screw More" with an American Express Lawyer.......

I absolutely cannot stand companies that send out baseless legal threats to unprepared citizens. I like Amex and to see them do it is disgraceful. I think that this activity ought to be illegal. In any event, this time they got exactly what they deserved. They served Brad Templeton. He's the Chairman of the EFF. I can just hear Nelson saying "HA-HA."

Brad Ideas: American Express threatens me over joke on web site