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ACLU copyrights "Merry Christmas,"
refuses permission to use it

But says "Merry Holidays" is acceptable

The American Civil Liberties Union, the strong advocate of removing religion from public life, announced today it owns the copyright to the expression, "Merry Christmas" and that it will no longer allow the public to use it.

The ACLU noted, however, that "Merry Holidays" is in the public domain and is subject to no restrictions.

The organization, whose lawyers earn their livings by suing people, groups, and governments they find offensive, filed multi-billion-dollar lawsuits against major greeting card companies.

"Hallmark and others should be ashamed of themselves for selling cards based on our restricted phrase," an ACLU spokesman said, "but we have no objection to cards that wish people Merry Holidays."

The organization also sued publishers of Christmas carols in an effort to have "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" removed from their music books.

It suggested that "Nature rest ye, merry people of all genders" would be more acceptable.

The ACLU called on department stores to delay their post-Christmas sales until after New Year's Day, and rename them post-holiday sales.

If the stores fail to do that, the organization demands a royalty on all revenues received during any sales event having the copyrighted "Christmas" in its title.

When asked why the anti-Christmas campaign was launched, an ACLU spokesman said Scrooge was right, the holiday really is humbug, and all the group wants to do is bar humbug.

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