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Man who signed iTunes agreement faces lifetime in bondage

‘I just checked the box saying I agreed. I didn’t bother to read through all the fine print and now lawyers have told me I’m owned entirely by Apple.’

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Posted: May 10th, 2011
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Rupert Murdoch sues God over rights to the word ‘sky’

Omnipotent being has backing from several Prime MinistersMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch is engaged in a multi-million dollar legal battle with God over the rights to use the term ‘sky’, claiming that the Almighty’s creation of the same name represents a clear trademark infringement.

‘This second rate deity has obviously stolen the whole idea from BSkyB,’ claimed Mr Murdoch. ‘He’s even taken our distinctive blue logo and is passing it off as His own. It’s a bloody disgrace.’

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Posted: Aug 12th, 2010
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Snowman’s lawyers sue children for copyright theft

Lawyers acting for the author Raymond Briggs have issued a lawsuit against 250,000 UK children over the ‘sub-standard imitation of our client’s creation of a snowman and the subsequent devaluation of his royalty payments.’

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Posted: Jan 21st, 2010
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Jackson lawyers try to overturn death verdict

Lawyers for Michael Jackson lodged an urgent court appeal to overturn what attorney, Thomas Mesereau Jr., described as a ‘salacious accusation’ that their client is dead, claiming it was merely an attempt to wheedle money out of him. ‘Michael is a naïve victim who’s been manipulated by unscrupulous doctors,’ claimed Mesereau, ‘Same thing happened to Elvis. They destroyed his career, forcing him to earn a living in a chip shop.’

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Posted: Jun 28th, 2009
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Judges rule on landmark case of Sod’s Law versus Parkinson’s Law


‘European Court of Justice now to consider human rights impact on Murphy’s Law’.

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Posted: Jan 9th, 2009
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