This is how FAIL blog responded to a letter that Guiness World Records legal department sent them .
It’s just a gem and as a writer it reminds me that sometimes sticking to your guns when you decided to put something out there can be very hard work –
yet it can be oodles of fun too.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is in response to an email FAIL Blog received from an attorney representing Guinness World Records Limited.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for writing us an email regarding the “Record Breaking Fail”. Unfortunately, douchebaggy cyber-bullying emails will only bring upon you more shame on your house. I am also resisting the urge to write this email in ALL CAPS.
I believe it is the duty of FAIL Blog(TM) to call out organizations when they encourage the public to do such things as “Break the record” for the “Most Individuals Killed In A Terrorist Act”. We firmly believe that our publication of your fail is protected under the concepts of fair use, commentary and non-trademark use. Please RTFM and we welcome you to teh interwebs.
Since we at FAIL Blog(TM) don’t have a legal defense department, we have complied with your request to remove the trademarked term and logo from the original image. We have used the “naughty bits filter” on the image to secure your naughty, naughty, trademark assertions. However, we have posted your email so that our audience can see why we had to remove the name of the failer from the image. I hope that this is the outcome you have expected as now NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW THAT GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED HAS FAILED.
The full legal response can be read here: icanhaz.com/legalresponse
Cheers,
FAIL Blog
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Well hells bells Anita, it is not like the issue of giving out an award for terrorism was the issue. Oh hell no, it is all about the trademark and surely you and every American can understand that. We are after all capitalists.
I think FAIL should make that a sticky post. I hate it when Companies run straight for their legal department to shut people up. And for Pete’s sake they put it out on the INTERENET. I’d like to give them the world’s record for being the biggest tools in the universe
haha… I love to see tables being turned over
you know me N.M., nobody loves to flip those tables more then I do.
But FAIL are the Masters. I am humbled.
This makes me wonder if the absurdity of the situation even dawned upon the desk jockey who sent the original letter.
I’d laugh but at the heart of the matter it’s really more pathetic than funny.
I think the person who wrote it must have taken some pleasure in knowing they had a hand in making Guiness look stupid. Plus they got paid to do it.