And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Priority: Normal >To: "ishgooda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "KOLA International Campaign Office" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Fw: "crazyhorse.com" >Date: Mon, 28 Dec 98 20:03:51 PST > >Forwarded with permission from the author. > >---------- >Date: Sunday 27 December 1998 10:59:41 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: "crazyhorse.com" > >Greetings friends: > >I have forwarded your messages regarding the "Crazyhorse.com" site >to the Crazy Horse Defense Project in St.Paul, Mn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), >which was organized to help in the defense of the name as used by the >Arizona Iced Tea company which makes "The Original Crazy Horse >malt liquor". The Defense Project has coordinated the various national >grassroot campaigns and boycotts against the various products of the >AriZona Beverage Company, including the teas and malt liquor. It appears >that products of Messr. Ferolito and Vultaggio have been loosing market >share in an expanding market. Although sleeze marketers enjoy (and seek >out) any kind of publicity, Boycotts do work. > >As the attorney for the Estate of Tasunke Witko (Crazy Horse) widespread >interest in protecting his name is greatly appreciated. I have also cc'd my >partner on the malt liquor case, Stuart Kaler, of this matter. > >The porno internet sites seem to be an outgrowth of the "gentlemen's clubs" >which have also used that name. Legally, in the U.S., the rights to the use >of a person's name depends on several factors, such as whether local law >recognizes any rights regarding the commercial appropriaton of names, >images, or other indicators of a person, i.e., "persona" and if such rights >are recognized, whether they survive the death of the individual. Where >recognized, these rights are usually viewed as inheritable property rights. > >The Estate of Tasunke Witko, has demonstrated that such rights are a >matter of Lakota law, after five years of litigation trying the malt liquor >companies in tribal court. Although the 8th circuit court took away tribal >court jurisdiction on the Estate's case against brewers who never sold or >manufactured on the reservation, the merits of the case remain strong in >favor of the Estate. Both the tribal trial and supreme courts recognized >Lakota law in favor of protecting the family's rights to control the use of >the name. > >The Estate is presently involved the next steps in that legal battle ... >Stay tuned. > >On Friday, the 13th of November 1998, a petition was filed by the Estate >with the BIA superintendent under the "bad men clause" of the Treaty of >Fort Laramie of 1868, which authorizes the U.S. government to proceed >against any "bad men among the whites" or otherwise subject to the laws >of the United States who commit any wrong against an Indian person or >his property. Upon proof of the wrong, the government is then authorized >to arrest and punish the offender, and reimburse the Indian. Check out >the treaty text in Article 1 for the complete language of the paragraph. > >This petition is presently making its way to DC. > >As to the porno site, it would seem necessary to establish that the words >used in the site name are an actually reference to the name Tasunke Witko, >the man. While that would seem to obvious, there must be other indicators >in the site associating the words "crazy" and "horse" to the name of the >person called "Crazy Horse", and not just an image of a loco mustang!! We >(many local folks in South Dakota and the northwest Iowa) have successfully >opposed the locating of a "gentlemen's club" in Iowa using that name in 1997. > >Any detailed information with regard to the above references would be most >helpful in opposing this site. > >Bob Gough >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----end forwarded message---- > > ><+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+> >In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this >material is distributed without profit or payment to those >who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this >information for non-profit research and educational >purposes only. ><+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+> >"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere" >FREE LEONARD PELTIER!!! >FREE WOLVERINE!!! >NO SCOPES ON MT. GRAHAM!!! > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
