Hey Cosby: Sue Me
Waxy.org is hosting a series of parodies of Bill Cosby called the “House of Cosbys” wherein Cosby is the subject of a cloning experiment gone wrong. Bill Cosby is threatening legal action against Waxy, claiming “unfair competition” and a violation of Bill’s “rights of publicity.”
Bloggers have been removing links to Waxy in response to messages from Bill’s legal team. Nevermind that the material is protected under the first amendment and nevermind that, as Waxy points out, Cosby has been paradied by Mad Magazine, Saturday Night Live, South Park, The Simpsons, Family Guy, and others.
This is a guy with extremely thin skin going after the little guy because he knows he can’t go after the big boys, legally or professionally. The latter would be career suicide. Not that he is doing much these days anyway.
Go here for Waxy’s response which includes clips from many of the Cosby parodies.
Now that I’ve posted no less than three links to Waxy (oops, four now), I have one thing to say to Bill Cosby and his legal team:
Sue Me
PS If Waxy ends up getting sued and has to setup a legal defense fund, I’ll gladly contribute to it. (Hopefully, those of you reading this will do the same if I get sued.)