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'''Lee Kaplan''' is an self-proclaimed ''investigative journalist'' [sic] and a contributor to ''Front Page Magazine''. He is also a regular columnist employed by the ''Israel National News'' and ''Canada Free Press''.  He is also a senior intelligence analyst, and communications director for the ''Northeast Intelligence Network''.
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'''Lee Kaplan''' is an self-proclaimed ''inveistigative joiurnalist'' [sic] and a contributor to ''Front Page Magazine''. He is also a regular columnist employed by the ''Israel National News'' and ''Canada Free Press''.  He is also a senior intelligence analyst, and communications director for the ''Northeast Intelligence Network''.
  
 
==Cease and Desist Notice==
 
==Cease and Desist Notice==
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Mr. Kaplan wrote ytmnd and objected to his copyrighted photo being posted on the Web with an offensive name and pointed out in the sites terms of use that use of the site for personal attacks was not allowed. He requested the page be removed, but instead found himself under attack. These attacks included pasting his head onto pornographic images and other obscene material. He is in the process of pursuing legal action against ytmnd.
  
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On June 11, 2006, {{ytmnduser|prettypedantic}} submitted a site called ''Lee Kaplan is a douchebag''. Mr. Kaplan perturbed upon discovering the offending site and issued a letter to [[Max]] requesting the offending material be removed.
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Max made public Kaplan's e-mail [http://ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=45 here] and included his own comments. Here is the mail itself:
  
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Mr. Kaplan's original response to the original YTMND is partially quoted as follows:
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::''Subject: Re Lee Kaplan is a "douchebag"''
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<blockquote>''My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However, I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.''</blockquote>
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==Official Response==
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::''Gentlemen;''
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In response to the '''Cease and Desist''' order, Max openly posted the contents of the message.  The message was editorially commented on by Max in the news post, typically involving the emptiness of the threat, his disregard for Mr. Kaplan's request, and the legal right to create parody and satire. At the time of this writing, Max had not given into Mr. Kaplan's request.
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::''It has come to my attention that you are using a theatrical photo of me (I work as a professional actor as well as an inveistigative joiurnalist) with the caption "Lee Kaplan is a douchebag."''
  
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==Community Retaliation==
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::''These smears are usually put together by anti-Israel activists in the US. First, you do not have my permission to use my likeness unless you remove the douchebag comment accompanying it. Second, .I would think if you have some class, you would not let your site be used to smear people, especially without explanation.''
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In a true YTMND fan fashion, retaliatory YTMNDs, sites, and forum raids have popped up throughout the YTMND Network and throughout the internet. Many do not believe that Mr. Kaplan will receive the leniency and compromise reached in the [[EBaum's World|YTMND-eBaum]] incident. Many also believe this is an infringement of a legally protected right to parody and satire, which is considered a fair use argument.
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==See also==
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::''My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However,' ''
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[http://www.ytmnd.com/news/?news_id=45 YTMND News Post] Official response to the cease and desist request.
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::''I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.''
  
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::''Please respiond to this in writing.''
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::''Lee Kaplan (not a douchebag)''
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==Official Response==
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Instead of politely removing the page according to the  Website's own terms of use, a campaign of vilification and smears using the photo was begun. Samples of this are to the right. The lastone contains an email not written by Lee Kaplan that clearly misspells his name.
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==See also==
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[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=2106 Lee Kaplan's author profile on FrontPageMag] Includes links to recent articles.
 
[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=2106 Lee Kaplan's author profile on FrontPageMag] Includes links to recent articles.
  

Latest revision as of 09:41, April 19, 2012

Lee Kaplan
Preview image
Original YTMND:
Lee Kaplan is a douchebag.
by prettypedantic
June 11, 2006
Worthy Spinoffs:

Lee Kaplan is an self-proclaimed inveistigative joiurnalist [sic] and a contributor to Front Page Magazine. He is also a regular columnist employed by the Israel National News and Canada Free Press. He is also a senior intelligence analyst, and communications director for the Northeast Intelligence Network.

Cease and Desist Notice

Mr. Kaplan wrote ytmnd and objected to his copyrighted photo being posted on the Web with an offensive name and pointed out in the sites terms of use that use of the site for personal attacks was not allowed. He requested the page be removed, but instead found himself under attack. These attacks included pasting his head onto pornographic images and other obscene material. He is in the process of pursuing legal action against ytmnd.

Max made public Kaplan's e-mail here and included his own comments. Here is the mail itself:

Subject: Re Lee Kaplan is a "douchebag"
Gentlemen;
It has come to my attention that you are using a theatrical photo of me (I work as a professional actor as well as an inveistigative joiurnalist) with the caption "Lee Kaplan is a douchebag."
These smears are usually put together by anti-Israel activists in the US. First, you do not have my permission to use my likeness unless you remove the douchebag comment accompanying it. Second, .I would think if you have some class, you would not let your site be used to smear people, especially without explanation.
My brother is a powerful litigating attorney and if I have to bring my family into suing you, I will. However,'
I am asking you amicably to remove the entire entry or delete the "douchebag" comment that is entirely vulgar and serves no purpose other than to smear me on the Internet.
Please respiond to this in writing.
Lee Kaplan (not a douchebag)

Official Response

Instead of politely removing the page according to the Website's own terms of use, a campaign of vilification and smears using the photo was begun. Samples of this are to the right. The lastone contains an email not written by Lee Kaplan that clearly misspells his name.

See also

[ Lee Kaplan's author profile on FrontPageMag Includes links to recent articles.

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