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Anti-SLAPP has nothing to do with that case. "The South Butt" was actually producing and selling clothing with a logo/slogan very similar to TNF, but even then the two parties settled until "The South Butt" violated the agreement. Anti-SLAPP is about protecting journalism/protest/speech, not for-profit competitors using another brand's branding (even if in parody).

Wikipedia Article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_South_Butt

If they had just stuck to the name, "The South Butt," I genuinely believe they would have been fine. It is the inverted logo and "Never Stop Relaxing" that caused them to lose. Parody protections have always been curtailed for commercial competition.



I was replying to:

> A lawsuit is just a tweet with a filing fee

And not specifically discussing the South Butt case. The idea that lawsuits are just tweets with a filing fee (i.e. a way to spend money in a public forum to try and promote your idea of what's right) translates almost directly to a SLAPP suit.

You are quite accurate about the specific South Butt case - but I was trying to be more general.




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