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Absolut cease-and-desist

With all of the Absolut parodies floating out around there, you might think that the makers of the overpriced vodka had a "thing" for the First Amendment... but you might think wrong. The Swedish liquor firm is going after blogger Maria Lupinacci who created a fake ad -- "Absolut Corruption" criticizing the Bush administration.

A lawyer for Absolut's owners, V&S, e-mailed Lupinacci Nov. 14, saying the parody infringes on Absolut's copyright and trademark, and requested it be immediately removed. The firm's policy is to stay away from political statements of any kind, attorney Jenny Bergquist wrote, and "you are using the Absolut trademark in order to promote your political message."

So far, Lupinacci and her co-blogger, David DeAngelo, haven't budged.