REMEMBER WHEN WALMART TRIED TO RESTRICT USAGE OF THE UBIQUITOUS YELLOW SMILEY FACE? WELL, THE COMPANY'S LEGAL TEAM IS IT AGAIN.
WALMART HAS FILED AN INJUNCTION AGAINST A WEBSITE CRITICAL OF ITS CANADIAN BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND THEIR "LEGAL BASIS" WILL OUTRAGE YOU. WALMART WANTS TO STOP WALMARTWORKERSCANADA.CA FROM USING THE WORD "WAL-MART" EITHER "ALONE OR WITH OTHER WORDS... IN A COLOR SCHEME OF BLUE, WHITE AND GOLD." EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS, THE COMPANY WANTS TO RESTRICT THE USAGE OF CIRCULAR SHAPES ON THE GROUP'S WEBSITE!
IF WALMART HAS ITS WAY, "AN OVAL, CIRCULAR OR SEMI-CIRCULAR DESIGN" WILL BE OFF LIMITS TO GROUPS CRITICAL OF ITS BUSINESS PRACTICES. WE'RE SURE YOU AGREE--THIS IS SIMPLY TOO BIZARRE FOR WORDS.
YOU CAN TAKE A STAND AGAINST WALMART'S CENSORSHIP THREAT. IT TAKES JUST A FEW SECONDS TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON WALMART TO RESPECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
TELL WALMART TO RESPECT FREE SPEECH: SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY
IF WE LET WALMART SET THE STANDARD FOR FREE SPEECH ONLINE, THERE IS NO TELLING WHERE THE COMPANY'S ABSURD DEMANDS WILL END. CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE WALMART HAS EXLUSIVE RIGHTS TO BLUE, WHITE, GOLD, AND ABSTRACT GEOMETRICAL SHAPES? REST ASSURED THAT WALMART CAN.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY FOR THE ACTIVISTS AT WALMARTWORKERSCANADA.CA. SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY, AND DON'T FORGET TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT ONLINE BY HOSTING A BANNER ON FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, OR YOUR BLOG.
HELP STOP WALMART'S WAR AGAINST THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ONLINE
THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO,
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