New York Times v. Republican Governors Association [1]

A lawyer for the The New York Times has sent a cease and desist letter [2] to the Republican Governors Association that takes issue with the layout, name and typefaces of a satirical RGA website, which the Times says is "clearly intended to be nearly identical to NYTimes.com [3]." The letter claims the site's design is an infringement of the Times' rights under the Copyright Act of 1976 and that it violates the Lanham Act by falsely suggesting that the Times sponsored or is associated with the RGA's site. 

The RGA's Corzine Times [4] site, which targets Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, has since changed its logo to a typeface that is different from the Gothic typeface the Times uses in its trademarked logo. However, the site continues to use a layout similar to that of NYTimes.com. It is unclear whether this change complies with the Times' demand that the site "cease and desist any further use of The Times' design, format and other intellectual property in any manner whatsoever."