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nthfinity · 12-23-2007, 04:38 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071222/...Yn0pyKlkYE1vAI

By Christine Kearney Fri Dec 21, 7:21 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him.

Penguin published "The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World's Greatest Human" in November. Author Ian Spector and two Web sites he runs to promote the book, including www.truthaboutchuck.com , are also named in the suit.
The book capitalizes on "mythical facts" that have been circulating on the Internet since 2005 that poke fun at Norris' tough-guy image and super-human abilities, the suit said.
It includes such humorous "facts" as "Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried" and "Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits," the suit said, as well as "Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard."
"Some of the 'facts' in the book are racist, lewd or portray Mr. Norris as engaged in illegal activities," the lawsuit alleges.
Norris, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the star of such films as "The Delta Force" and "Missing in Action," says the book's title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true.
"Defendants have misappropriated and exploited Mr. Norris's name and likeness without authorization for their own commercial profit," said the lawsuit.
The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, seeks unspecified monetary damages for trademark infringement, unjust enrichment and privacy rights.
Norris, whose real name is Carlos Ray Norris, claims in the suit he is protective of what his name is associated with. He has recently made U.S. headlines for backing Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
A spokesman for Penguin, owned by Britain's Pearson, was not immediately available for comment.
(Editing by Michelle Nichols and Todd Eastham)

hehe, just seems Norris wants in on the cut for the book

He afterall, worked hard for these facts over the years

Garretts_turbo · 12-23-2007, 05:10 PM

didnt he appear on a tv show a while back laughing about these facts? hmmm...

Garretts_turbo · 12-23-2007, 05:16 PM

YouTube

RC45 · 12-23-2007, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Garretts_turbo

didnt he appear on a tv show a while back laughing about these facts? hmmm...

Laughing at the facts as they were being "shared" for no profit i sfine...

These guys might have approached Chuck before they started making money from his name and fame without permisison.

I am pretty sure an official Chuck Norris Facts book woul dhave had some edited out and changes made - that is only fair, it is HIS name after all

acmarttin · 12-23-2007, 05:32 PM

Yeah... I guess it's when they started making money off of them that Chuck sprung into action. I'm sure the reason he's naming the site is because you can buy the book off of it.

Ahhhh, damnit RC beat me

pilotvtm · 12-23-2007, 06:28 PM

I love the facts!!!

ViperASR · 12-24-2007, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Garretts_turbo

didnt he appear on a tv show a while back laughing about these facts? hmmm...

He was probably laughing at the ones that did not make him look racist or involved in illegal activities. I'm sure that there being money involved helps his interest, but im also pretty sure that he wouldn't be happy either way with ones that make him look racist or involved in illegal activities/drugs.