Jerry Falwell

=== Trademark infringement lawsuit against Christopher Lamparello ===
{{main|Lamparello v. Falwell}}
In ''Lamparello v. Falwell'', a dispute over the ownership of the Internet domain ''fallwell.com'', the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]] reversed an earlier District Court decision, arguing that Christopher Lamparello, who owned the domain, "clearly created his website intending only to provide a forum to criticize ideas, not to steal customers."<ref name="websitelawsuit">[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/12356113 Supreme Court declines Falwell Web appeal]  Associated Press. April 17, 2006</ref> Lamparello's website describes itself as not being connected to Jerry Falwell and is critical of Falwell's views on homosexuality.<ref name="websitelawsuit" /> On April 17, 2006, the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] declined to [[Certiorari|hear]] an appeal of the Court of Appeals ruling that Lamparello's usage of the domain was legal.

Previous to this, a different man had turned over ''[[Lamparello v. Falwell#Related case: jerryfalwell.com|jerryfalwell.com]]'' and ''jerryfallwell.com'' after Falwell threatened to sue for [[trademark infringement]].<ref name="websitelawsuit" /> Lawyers for [[Public Citizen Litigation Group]]'s Internet Free Speech project represented the domain name owners in both cases.