The funniest thing about this whole matter is that after viewing your site all I can think about is french fries...mmhmmh...

I think McDonald's should PAY you for the publicity you've been doing for free!!

-D (4 May 2004)

No doubt you're getting tons of ideas from emailers out there...

BUT, though you will need to comply with MCD's and remove their logos, trademarked characters and indicia, you can refer to any McDonalds product and show images of them. You can show your own photos of the stores and their signage. And you can display your own images of their licensed characters. You must put a legal indicia somewhere on your page (like "XXXX is a registered TM and (c) of MCD's Inc.).

And, you really do not need to release the domain to them. There is no way that your site name is in any way owned by them, or that you are in anyway violating © by owning it and making it accessible to the public. If your name was McDonald, it wouldn't hurt though...

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Conor (4 May 2004)

Stick to the parody defense. You're non-commercial, right? You're a parody. You only took enough McImages to conjure up the image of McDonald's in your readers' minds, right? And you're not doing them any market harm, at least not any that isn't based on legitimate criticism. They have no market interest in parodies of themselves. I think you can win this thing. Don't be chilled!

- Brian (5 May 2004)

Don't you guys have free speech? If we can have porn galore, websites on how to make bombs, etc, how can someone threaten you and tell you to take your site down? McDonald's corp got all pissed when the word "mcjob" was added to a real dictionary (means a low-paying crappy job, basically). So they'll get pissy over anything. Also, I'm vegan so any remotely negative press sort of thing affiliated with the industry of slaughter is rad.

- Ms.P (5 May 2004)

Don't McSign their McLetter
- pc (5 May 2004)

Your site is funny, humorous and well made. Unfortunately, it definitely violates McD's copyrights in more than one way. Good luck, tho!

-me (5 May 2004)

Damn, so the McDonald's legal team is breathing down your neck, eh? Did you take them to court and try and get a sympathetic judge? To be forced to shut down is in violation of the 1st amendment. And to allow this is retarded.

- Scott (5 May 2004)

STOP SMOKING CRACK YOU DUMB F*CK!
Do you know how stupid you site sounds. If this isn't some retarded joke you really need help.

- Anton (7 May 2004)

Perhaps a slander suit against Mc Donalds for the suggestion that i would be mislead into thinking that your site was anything other than parody. I find that this suggests they believe me to be a cretin. I believe this is libel as there are no medical proofs that i have or have had any brain diseases that could cause my sense of humour to die.

Another point how can legal action protect goodwill? Surely taking someone to court isn't going to make them like you more!

- Charles (8 May 2004)

RE: Car Break-ins
Think I saw a guy with red hair, a smile on his face and big feet in the area...

- Paul (8 May 2004)

haha! great site. not only is it witty, but it's nice to look at, which doesn't happen a lot with smaller sites. so, mcf*ck raunchy ron's. go to court! you'll only succeed in making fools of their uptight ceo's. apparently corporate citizens can't take a joke.

- Stacey (8 May 2004)

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