New York Postal?
Posted in Intellectual Property, Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll, infamous video game movie director and German tax shelter, better get his boxing gloves back out because the New York Post has his number–which, according to Rotten Tomatoes, is around 4% or less.
Boll recently received a letter from the Post asking him to remove his website, www.ny-postal.com, because it reportedly infringes upon numerous intellectual property interests belonging to the Post. Boll has responded to the Post’s threats, saying that his site is simply a parody and that “[i]f they [The New York Post] sue me, I don’t think they’ll win.”
Boll says that the site was created in response to an April 15 Post article calling for a ban of his upcoming movie “Postal.” He claims the content of the article was based on sensationalist opinion that was elicited by showing scenes from his film’s trailer out of context, thereby ignoring the satirical nature of the film.
In true Boll fashion, the zany doctor1 goes on to call the New York Post “a rag corner newspaper” and offers to settle the dispute via a boxing match.
[Update] After being threatened by legal action, Boll’s hosting provider has pulled the site. The site is still viewable in its entirety here and here.
[Update] The second link, http://www.ny-postal.tk, is now offline too.
For more info, see: GameDaily
Inside Mac Games
- The German-born Boll holds a doctorate in literature from the University of Cologne. [↩]
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