• Shock Radio/TV Host Michael Savage Sues Online Critics
  Amy Goodman of Democracy Now interviews Thomas Leavitt, co-founder of SavageStupidity.com, and Public Citizen's Paul Levy (attorney representing SavageStupidity.com), as well as a representative from GLAAD
• Take Back The Media Editorial on Lawsuit
• Understanding Censorship - Savagestupidity.com vs. Talk Radio Networks, Inc.
• Savage's History of Threatening Behavior
• Jeffrey Silberman on how Savage baits Jewish liberals
• SavageStupidity.com Web Log
• Tribute to Chris Schefler, my former business partner, R.I.P.
• Summary Update Log

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The Savage Stupidity web site is now over one year old. In that time, we've generated quite a reaction (see the "LoveMail" and "HateMail" pages for a sampling), not to mention quite a bit of press and other attention. If you search for "Michael Savage" or "savage nation" or "Micheal Savage" (a lot of people can't spell Michael, apparently) or "the savage nation" on Google.com, you'll find that SavageStupidity.com is near the top of the first page of results - this indicates that, at least as far as the Internet is concerned, this site is as relevant to understanding "the Weiner" as MichaelSavage.com is! As a result of this and other publicity, we are generating thousands of page views a day (cumulatively, over 750,000 as of July 1st, 2003, including over 250,000 in June of 2003 alone).

Which the whole point of having this web site: being heard, by people who both support and oppose Savage. In fact, we have been so successful that the people making a fortune off Savage's hate filled rants, Talk Radio Network, Inc. have hired a fancy Chicago area law firm, Kane, Laduzinsky & Mendoza, Ltd. to try and get this site shut down (see the NastyGram domain name dispute filing and the $1.2 million dollar lawsuit filing). Fortunately, all this has done so far is backfire on them, by generating more publicity for us anti-Savage web sites than we could ever have managed on our own!

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If you haven't heard him yet, here's a sample of his brilliant work... highlights: "Sacred Turd World nation", "homosexualized nation where the men are afraid [of animal rights activists]", "Rosie O'Dumbells". You can listen to him via TalkRadioNetwork.com from 2-5 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT) and LIVE, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT (4-7 p.m. PDT) Monday thru Friday.

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Update on Lawsuit: WE ARE STILL BEING SUED!

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From the Northern Illinois Court web site:

Date	Case #	Caption	Title	Judge	Posted
06/17/03	03cv03167	Talk Radio v. Thomas Leavitt, et al	Minute Order	Ronald A. Guzman	06/16/03
Description	Defendants Thomas and Gunilla Leavitt's motion to exceed fifteen page limit for memorandum of law in support of their motion to dismiss or transfer is granted. Plaintiff given to and including 7/8/03 in which to file response to motion to dismiss or transfer. Defendants given until 7/15/03 to file reply. Ruling on motion to dismiss or transfer will be by mail. Motion of defendant Sigwart to extend the time for filing of motion to dismiss, to and including July 9, 2003, is granted.

Details on Lawsuit

Update on Domain Name Dispute(s):
SavageStupidity.com "not confusingly similar"

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PRESS RELEASE, June 29th, 2003: SavageStupidity.com Hails Victory in Domain Name Dispute vs. Talk R adio Network and Michael Savage

Excerpted text from decision:

The Panel finds that the <savagestupidity.com> domain name is not confusingly similar to Complainant’s mark because the disputed domain name includes the term “stupidity” after Complainant’s mark. Internet users would not confuse Respondent’s domain name with Complainant’s mark because the addition of the term “stupidity” indicates that the disputed domain name has no affiliation with Complainant’s mark. See Robo Enter., Inc. v. Tobiason, FA 95857 (Nat. Arb. Forum Dec. 24, 2000) (noting that using a negative domain name for the purposes of criticism, such as <walmartcanadasucks.com>, does not create confusion with the service mark of Complainant); see also Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Parisi, D2000-1015 (WIPO Jan. 26, 2001) (finding that “common sense and a reading of the plain language of the Policy support the view that a domain name combining a trademark with the word “sucks” or other such language clearly indicates that the domain name is not affiliated with the trademark owner and therefore <lockheedmartinsucks.com> and <lockheedsucks.com> cannot be considered confusingly similar to LOCKHEED MARTIN).

The Panel finds that Respondent’s domain name is not confusingly similar to Complainant’s mark because the <savagestupidity.com> domain name is comprised of generic terms “savage” and “stupidity.” See Energy Source Inc. v. Your Energy Source, FA 96364 (Nat. Arb. Forum Feb. 19, 2001) (finding that Respondent has rights and legitimate interests in the domain name where “Respondent has persuasively shown that the domain name is comprised of generic and/or descriptive terms, and, in any event, is not exclusively associated with Complainant’s business”); see also Zero Int'l Holding v. Beyonet Servs., D2000-0161 (WIPO May 12, 2000) (stating that "[c]ommon words and descriptive terms are legitimately subject to registration as domain names on a 'first-come, first-served' basis").

Details on Domain Name Dispute

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Press Release Archive

• July 7th, 2003: SavageStupidity.com Calls on ClearChannel/KNEW-AM 910 to Dump Savage
• June 10th, 2003: Web Site’s Call for Boycott of Companies Advertising on Right-Wing Talk Show Is Protected by First Amendment
• June 3rd, 2003: Public Citizen to defend SavageStupidity.com co-founders against $500,000 lawsuit by Michael Savage
• June 22nd, 2002: Activist Launches Anti-"Savage Nation" Web Site and Organizes Grassroots Advertiser Boycott and Education Campaign
• June 22nd, 2002: Response To Savage Threat Of Bodily Harm Against Boycott Activists