The Net is overflowing with parody and humor websites that love to infringe on copyrights. But nothing attracts lawyers like a well designed corporate parody website - so this month we focus on some of the slickest spoof sites...
Auction giant Ebay has spawned several parody websites:
blingbay : Wanna pick up Flava Flav's Clock Necklace? Your one stop shop on the World Wide Westside for all of your Big Pimpin needs!
eGad : The Worlds Online Junk Bin. Here you can pick up such valuable items as Jar Jar Binks action figures and live babies.
Get Your Drudge on! Drudge Report parodies:
DrudgeRetort : The clever title is pretty much the best part.
PutzReport : Putz digs deep to get the dirt on Mother Goose. Spokesman from the site have refused to comment on a pending lawsuit with Little Red Riding Hood.
SmudgeReport : Republicans beware! Smudge is on you like stink on shit!
Do you Parody? Yahooooo
Net'n'Yahoo : the favorite web site of the Israeli Prime Minister.
YaPoo! : the Worlds Greatest Search Engine devoted to mookie stinks!
Yankovic! : Finally the world has a definitive Weird Al fansite directory! Have we all forgotten Joe Piscopo?
Yashmoo : Innovative categories like Blatant Stupidity, Cheeseburgers, and Fat Slob combine with fake web pages and search results to produce this total waste of time. Check it out.
A Mac a day keeps Bill Gates away...
Apple iToilet : Now you can take a crap without dragging your iBook into the restroom.
Wanna be an Apple? : Sick of Windows? Bring your beige box to life! A spoof of Mac OS8 booting up on your PC- Nice!
So sue me!
Dow Chemical Shuts Down Parody Site : Not a humor site, but an interesting little drama here. The site has been able to relocate to several mirrors and has issued this plea for help.
Nothing Funny About Cybersquatting : Well one thing was funny - someone purchased PETA.com (PETA is the organization of sturdy women who protect the cute animals of the world) so he could create a "People Eating Tasty Animals" parody.
verizonREALLYsucks.com : The hacker zine 2600 purchased this domain and was threatened with a lawsuit from Bellatlantic. In response they registered the domain verizonshouldspendmoretime fixingitsnetworkandlessmoneyonlawyers.com. Naturally, the lawsuit was quickly dropped.
Parody of Parody Unacceptable says Parody Website
But not least...
America On Hold : An America Online Parody the whole family can enjoy! As if we all haven't grown to love the Free AOL cd's that have become such a big part of our lives.
AskJeez : Jeeves not holy enough for you? Need to know why there was only one set of footprints? Ask Jeezus.
