Project Censored trying to censor Censored News
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By Al Giordano, Censored News
Censored News
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2015
Al Giordano, publisher of authentic journalism at Narco News, responds to Project Censored's hypocritical claim to own the words 'censored news' and its threat to file a lawsuit against Censored News
Dear Peter Phillips,
When in 2007 I rejected your Project Censored award I mentioned that I consider your organization a gigantic scam that abuses journalists and ordered you not to use my story in the book with which your organization sought to steal my work to make money for yourselves.
Thank you for, eight years later, having proved me absolutely correct about my judgement of you and your bottom-feeding, fraudulent crew.
Narco News and all our allies through the School of Authentic Journalism will be paying very close attention to whether you continue these threats against journalist Brenda Norrell, and if your attempts to silence and censor her continue. Guys who bandy about words like "cease and desist" are often the ones who need to take their own advice and cease and desist such infantile and greedy attempts to intimidate a journalist, and through her, the Native American movements for which she and Censored News provide unparalleled and vital coverage.
The suggestion that because your name is "Project Censored" nobody else can use the word "censored," that you somehow have a trademark on the word itself, is as laughable as it is disgusting. The word is "part of your lexicon?" Please provide me a copy of your registered trademark on Censored News for a story I'm reporting about this latest attack on press freedom and in favor of censorship, complete with the date that shows you registered it before Ms. Norrell began using it in her publication. Short of that, you have no case, Sherlock, and you know it. This is just an effort to bully a journalist whose support from other journalists you apparently underestimated.
Persist in your efforts to censor its use and don't be surprised when you become, once again, the laughing stock of the entire international community of journalists, only at higher volume than ever before, because this latest stunt is so deliciously hypocritical it is beyond human decency.
Oh, and have a nice day, Mr. Phillips, you miserable, creepy slob.
Sincerely,
Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News
www.narconews.com
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Below: Cease and Desist Letter from Project Censored, after giving me an award in 2008 and publishing my work in its book without pay.
Censored News is a service to Indigenous Peoples and grassroots human rights activists, published without advertising or grants.
- Brenda Norrell, publisher Censored News
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From: "Peter Phillips"
Date: Aug 8, 2015
Dear Brenda Norrell,
Project Censored uses the title "Censored" news and your use of this term would cause a normal person to believe that they are connecting with Project Censored. Please cease and desist immediately from using the title Censored News in your blog http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/.
Media Freedom Foundation Inc. is the legal owner of the name Project Censored for 39 years. The terms Daily Censored, Censored News, Censored logo and Censored Notebook are all part of our lexicon.
Feel free to use terms like unreported news or hidden news for your blog, but do not use the word Censored.
We sincerely hope you do not make it necessary for us to take legal action on this.
Peter Phillips Ph.D.
President Media Freedom Foundation
P.O. Box 571
Cotati, CA 94931
707-874-2695
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