Fox News lost a lawsuit against Al Franken when they claimed he ripped off their trademarked slogan “fair and balanced”. The quote was used in the book’s subtitle “A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right”. While Fox claimed the book might lead to consumer confusion over who produced the book, the judge wisely dismissed the case quickly.
-CNN 7/23/2003
5 responses so far ↓
1 nick // Jan 24, 2006 at 5:26 pm
You can’t tell what side that CNN is on can you?
You think they agree with franken
2 LariLee // Aug 12, 2007 at 11:15 am
Al Franken threatened to sue Fox “News” on their “Fair and Balanced” tagline, citing current Truth in Advertising Laws. Attorneys for Fox “News” collectively said, “Oh, Shit!” before crying and hiding.
3 matt // Aug 14, 2007 at 10:24 pm
i thought it was the other way around
4 matt // Aug 14, 2007 at 10:24 pm
nvm i read that wrong
5 Nola Pleas // Feb 1, 2011 at 11:59 am
You made some decent points there. I did a search on the subject matter and found most people will go along with with your blog.
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