From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: Obveeus{at}aol.com
Subject: Re: William Shatner 'Appalled' by IRS 'Star Trek' Parody


"Ubiquitous"  wrote:
> In article , Obveeus{at}aol.com wrote:
>>"Ubiquitous"  wrote:
>
>>> http://mashable.com/2013/03/26/irs-star-trek-parody-video/
>>>
>>> By Vignesh Ramachandran
>>>
>>> The original Captain Kirk is not happy following revelations that the
>>> Internal Revenue Service (IRS) spent thousands of taxpayer dollars to
>>> produce a Star Trek parody video.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/embed/VxU6n4pAnrU?rel=0
>>
>>Why 'Fink' instead of 'Spock'?
>
> The name "Spock" belongs to Paramount.
> Fink is the name of the guy in the video.

I didn't see much indication that this 'parody video' was worried about 
copyright violations.

Meanwhile, tonight's episode of SAVE ME coincidentally referenced just this 
kind of training video.


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