Evel Kneivel Sues AOL For Allowing People To Find Disputed Kanye West Video

Iria · Dec 14, 2006, 11:21 PM

Source: TechDirt
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Earlier this week, there was some chatter over famed stuntman Evel Knievel's decision to sue musician Kanye West for his music video where he plays a persona "Evel Kanyevel" who is clearly a take off on Knievel. This seems silly for a few reasons -- including the fact that the video (which has already been out for a while, and was the source of some controversy after West felt the video was snubbed at an awards event) probably helped bring renewed attention to Knievel and his stunts. However, what's more interesting (and relevant for this site) is the news that Knievel is also suing AOL over the video -- not for hosting the video, but because their video search engine finds the video on various other sites.

Dec 14, 2006, 11:21 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Evel Kneivel Sues AOL For Allowing People To Find Disputed Kanye West Video Source: TechDirt ___________ Earlier this week, there was some chatter over famed stuntman Evel Knievel's decision to sue musician Kanye West for his music video where he plays a persona "Evel Kanyevel" who is clearly a take off on Knievel. This seems silly for a few reasons -- including the fact that the video (which has already been out for a while, and was the source of some controversy after West felt the video was snubbed at an awards event) probably helped bring renewed attention to Knievel and his stunts. However, what's more interesting (and relevant for this site) is the news that Knievel is also suing AOL over the video -- not for hosting the video, but because their video search engine finds the video on various other sites.