Spread the Word: Chris Christie Rips Off Monty Python, Troupe Threatens Suit
Joanne O'Neill
Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in Tuesday's knife-edge gubernatorial election, has been called out as a copyright thief.
UPDATE, 11:12 p.m.:
Having been exposed for their
copyright theft and facing a possible lawsuit from Monty Python, the Christie
campaign moved into damage control mode at high speed on Sunday night to try and
limit the political fallout from their illicit action. Within an hour of the
story appearing, the Christie commercial using pirated footage of a Monty Python
skit was scrubbed from the campaign's website and their separate campaign site
on YouTube. The only evidence left was the tell-tale wording on the clip's
YouTube page "This video has been removed by the
user"
Monty Python captured the video before it was removed. The Christie campaign should now be expecting the Spanish Inquisition...
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