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October 10, 2007


Time Warner Target: Comics Site, Too?

The initial news reports about Time Warner filing a trademark infringement case against a British Columbia company called Adult Cartoon Network all casually indicate that this somehow involves the free download of comics as well as cartoon video on demand. Not only is it difficult for me to find the site in question -- news of the suit dominates mentions of the site on-line and the site's own google status -- but the site I think it may be doesn't seem to offer a lot of comics, if any. To be honest, a kind of anopsia sets in whenever I try to work my way around a naughty site, so it may be I just can't find it.

There's probably something glib to be written about the relative chances for a suit against some site out there that may facilitate illegal downloads and a suit against a site like this coming under fire for trademark infringement, and maybe something even more not comics to be said that notes criticism of the animation channel's sometimes-mature comics from cultural forces that are a bit freaked out when any of the cartoons offered may not be totally as safe for children as a visit to Fred Rogers' house. But I'm not sure I can go much further than to introduce the subject. The suit was filed October 1.
 
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