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Re:Dear Google: Parody Is Not Trademark Infringement by SeanLuke on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @09:40PM (#7776288)
> Under your definition groups like "The Yes Men" would not be considered parody. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men

With a few exceptions, The Yes Men do not do parody. Hoaxes and parody are quite different things.

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Re:Dear Google: Parody Is Not Trademark Infringement by kgarten on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @04:58AM (#7777231)
see the comment above: I would classify Adbusters also as parody (spoof). Depends on your definition. https://www.adbusters.org/spoofads
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