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Nuclear Unicorn

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 09:06 PM Feb 2013

Ron Paul files an international lawsuit -- yes, international -- against [View all]

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Ron Paul Files International Trademark Complaint Against His Own Fans

The former congressman really wants control of RonPaul.com. His followers aren't pleased.

Ron Paul has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization against the proprietors of RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, according to a blog post on their site on Friday.

The authors of RonPaul.com see the move as the ultimate betrayal from a politician who, more than many others, depended on an astounding level of grassroots support on the Internet in order to keep his longshot presidential campaigns running.

"Last month, after Ron Paul expressed regret on the Alex Jones show over not owning RonPaul.com (in an interview titled "Ron Paul: The Internet Is Our Last Chance to Awaken America&quot , dozens of supporters urged us to contact Ron Paul to work out a deal," the owners of RonPaul.com write.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ron-paul-files-international-copyright-complaint-against-his


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