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Will Three Stooges XXX Finally Land Porn Parodies in Supreme Court?

Will Three Stooges XXX Finally Land Porn Parodies in Supreme Court?

Forget about healthcare: The Supreme Court may yet face the defining constitutional issue of our day if one producer has his way. "You claim on behalf of your client, Will Ryder Productions, that the low-budget, clearly pornographic, film your client intends to sell by infringing upon The Three Stooges® Brand is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as 'parody,'" writes Robert Benjamin, the co-producer of the PG-rated Three Stooges currently in theaters, to the lawyer representing the geniuses behind Not the Three Stooges XXX. "Such a claim of parody has no merit." And there's related Stooges case history (PDF file)! Clear the docket! [TMZ]