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   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   On Oct 17, 3:43 pm, Ubiquitous  wrote:   
   > By Tim Kenneally   
   >   
   > "South Park" masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone have found   
   > themselves in a legal entanglement -- and this one looks like it might   
   > really suck.   
   >   
   > Parker and Stone are being sued over their character King Lollipop,   
   > which appeared in three episodes in 2009, by a man who claims that they   
   > stole the character from his own show.   
   >   
   > Exavier Wardlaw claims that King Lollipop, which was included in the   
   > "Imaginationland"  trilogy, is based on the Big Bad Lollipop character   
   > from "The Lollipop Forest." (Yeah -- we've never heard of it either.)   
   > Wardlaw's complaint, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, claims   
   > financial infringement.   
   >   
   > Wardlaw is particularly incensed that his show, which he categorizes as   
   > "a wholesome family show," was allegedly appropriated by "South Park,"   
   > which, um, isn't a wholesome family show.   
   >   
   > "The 'South Park' television show and its producers, directors and   
   > writers disregarded the public copyright notice and appropriated 'The   
   > Lollipop Forest' for financial gain, without permission or attribution   
   > of authorship or compensation for use," the complaint reads. "The 'South   
   > Park' television broadcast diminished/tarnished the value of 'The   
   > Lollipop Forest' as a wholesome family show by association within the   
   > context of unwholesome language and sexual innuendo."   
   >   
   > Wardlaw is seeking that all alleged references to "The Lollipop Forest"   
   > and characters derived from it be removed from the opening titles of the   
   > shows featuring King Lollipop.   
   >   
   > "Imaginationland" took home an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for   
   > One Hour or More.   
   >   
   > Comedy Central, which airs "South Park," had no comment for TheWrap   
   > regarding the lawsuit.   
      
   Strawberry Shortcake had her eyeball ripped out, I don't hear her   
   owners/creators complaining.   
      
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