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iFart Mobile takes Pull My Finger to court
My team and I came up with the idea for an iPhone fart application in summer of 2008. We knew it would be a hit. We just needed to develop it. We took great pride in developing iFart Mobile . It was more than another iPhone application. It was a true entertainment machine with a unique ...
iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy [This Means War]
iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy [This Means War]
i.gizmodo.com — The stakes are high. There can only be one true victor in all fart battles: fart tennis, volume contests, holding it in during school/funerals/weddings/sex, and now, in iPhone apps. Who will reign supreme? iFart and Pull My Finger , the two ... (more) iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App ...
Prior fart: legal stink-up over iPhone flatulence apps
Prior fart: legal stink-up over iPhone flatulence apps
arstechnica.com — Tensions have exploded between Air-O-Matic, Inc. and InfoMedia, Inc., two of the hottest names in iPhone flatulence. Air-O-Matic, maker of "Pull My Finger," has complained to Apple, threatened to sue its competitor over "iFart Mobile," ... (more) Prior fart: legal stink-up over iPhone flatulence apps
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WTF Lawsuit of the Year: iFart v. Pull My Finger
Cult of Mac — ... InfoMedia, which developed iFart Mobile, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Colorado District Court naming rival Air-O-Matic as defendant after a lawyer from Air-O-Matic demanded $50,000 from InfoMedia for its use of the phrase, according to an InfoMedia blog post. ...

iPhone Fart Apps To Face Off In Court
Silicon Alley Insider — ... InfoMedia's Joel Comm goes through the back story on his blog: Air-O-Matic wanted a $50,000 settlement for Comm's abusing a "Pull My Finger" trademark for mobile phone apps, which Air-O-Matic ...

iFart vs. Pull My Finger: The Battle for iPhone Fart App Supremacy [This Means War]
Gizmodo — ... (warning: PDF). We'll keep you updated on the situation as further news warrants, mostly because the entire thing is a laugh riot. [JoelComm via ...

Because iFarting is serious business
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... in the interests of completionism, we'll bring it to you anyway. First, there were two apps that made fart noises, called Pull My Finger and iFart. Then, there was allegedly some inappropriate twittering (and shady iPhone reviewing -- we seriously doubt that tons of people want to give five stars to an app about MC Hammer), $50,000 of damages were requested, a "Social Media Expert" (read: "tool") got angry, and eventually a lawsuit was filed, and now every blog and website everywhere is posting that two apps about ...

The Battle of the Fart Apps - No Really
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... Pull My Finger got mad at Joel's marketing practices and sent Joel a letter stating that he should pay them $50,000 for damages because of his marketing tactics. Because we've all know that money makes everything better, especially other people's money. Well, that made Joel angry and he filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment that the phrase "pull my finger" is a common one. Both sides of the argument have postings on their sites explaining their side of the story. It seems that Joel thinks he's been fair throughout the ordeal and it's a case of sour grapes. While ...

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