(2007-09-11) — An attorney for the estate of Usama Bin Laden today filed suit against several major media companies for failing to pay royalties after distributing a video this week in which the legendary al Qaeda celebrity appears to appear.
The bin Laden estate, which includes dozens of heirs from various wives, owns the rights to Mr. bin Laden’s image, voice characterization and archival footage, said the unnamed attorney.
“Every time his videos are publicly displayed, the estate must receive appropriate compensation,” he said, “Unfounded speculation that Usama may yet live does not abrogate his survivors’ right to remuneration. What other world leader can you name, other than Dick Cheney, who has not appeared in public for so long, and yet is still considered to be alive?”
13 responses so far ↓
1 nylecoj // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:12 am
…..this celebrity appears to appear…….
Very funny Scott
2 boberinyetagain // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:19 am
“other than Dick Cheney”, very amusing
have we ever seen Dick and Bin Ladin together? hmmm…
3 conserve-a-tips // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:22 am
This could be real - not satire!
Scott ~ Usama as opposed to Osama, not to be confused with Obama????
4 gafisher // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:36 am
TCS has an excellent take on the bin Laden video here.
Meanwhile, I’m sure the MPAA and RIAA are mailing out Security Letters to ISPs of those who might have pirated copies of UBL Gone Wild.
5 gafisher // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:37 am
God Bless America!
We need it!
6 gafisher // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:38 am
(and Him)
7 Just Ranting // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:40 am
Pres. Bush once said, and I paraphrase here, “The nations of the world must make up their mind where they stand regarding terrorism. You are either with us or against us.” He threatened any country who harbored terrorist would find themselves in conflict with America. In essence, we are coming after you.
If we are to take the president at his word it seems we must forcefully address Iran’s actions. It is time to put talk of anything but total victory aside. If you watched Brit Hume’s interview with Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker you know how important it is to see this through. I was disappointed that they are already talking seriously about withdrawing forces. This can only give succor to the Al Qaeda swine, and place remaining troops in greater danger. Iran is supplying munitions and training to the terrorists who foment ethnic strife within Iraq. Syria has been sending foreign terrorists and Al Qaeda sympathizers to commit homicide/suicide bombings. Saudi Arabia has done little more than stay out of our way. It has issued statements that if the US withdraws and chaos reigns in Iraq they will enter into the fray on the part of the Sunni tribes.
We must see this through for our own security. We are also morally bound to see that a blood bath like the Cambodian Killing Fields never takes place in Iraq.
8 Fred Sinclair // Sep 11, 2007 at 11:58 am
Send more cans of Spam to your favorite personnel in Iraq or Afghanistan. Build up a good sized reserve of cans of Spam for when we occupy Iran because the Iranians really, really, really do not like pig grease - especially the idea of being shot and killed or perhaps even worse wounded by a bullet coated by having been pushed into a block of Spam.
Heirborn Ranger
9 EXT // Sep 11, 2007 at 1:42 pm
(Beale AFB, California)
Yuba County residents had been expecting to hear the whisper of tiny jet engines as a reported squadron of unmanned photo planes and (some say) robot bombers replaced the retired SR-71 spy planes.
Now they’re hearing the squealing of pigs instead.
Though Air Force sources deny it, the flow of garbage trucks from nearly Sacramento suggest there is truth to the locally-circulating rumors. Neighbors report that bunkered hangers have been converted to pig-stys. The porcine forces have been cross-bread with Eagles and are being trained to independently navigate to Iran. The Air Force also denies the piggy-pilots are fed massive doses of chocolated laxitive immediately prior to departure. They do not, however, deny that truckloads of prunes arrive nightly from Sunsweet’s “factory” in Yuba City.
Americans preparing for a Democrat victory in 2008 have been rushing to buy inflatable pig balloons and tanks of helium to set up airborne protection over their homes. Increasingly homeowners have been shifting from chemical lawn fertilizers to a more natural product………
10 camojack // Sep 11, 2007 at 4:37 pm
The estate of Bin Laden? In a way, I hope you’re right…although capturing him would be good, too.
11 camojack // Sep 12, 2007 at 6:40 am
Send more cans of Spam to your favorite personnel in Iraq or Afghanistan. Build up a good sized reserve of cans of Spam for when we occupy Iran because the Iranians really, really, really do not like pig grease - especially the idea of being shot and killed or perhaps even worse wounded by a bullet coated by having been pushed into a block of Spam.
Comment by Fred Sinclair — September 11, 2007 @ 11:58 am
Or scrapple; it’s half pork scraps.
Oh yeah…ELEVENTEENTH!!!
12 Darthmeister // Sep 12, 2007 at 1:07 pm
I think OBL himself ought to sue the Democratic Party for plagiarism. Between George Soros’ money and OBL’s brain trust it appears the Donks are set for the 2008 elections!
13 gafisher // Sep 14, 2007 at 2:47 am
“The estate of Usama bin Laden” wouldn’t happen to be the Fourth Estate, would it?
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