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Beginning in 2005, the blogger Spocko began a letter-writing campaign^[2] to advertisers on KSFO, alerting them to examples of so-called "hate speech" on the station, and urging them to withdraw their sponsorship. Some advertisers, including Netflix, MasterCard, Bank of America, and Visa, did.^[3]

On December 22, 2006, Spocko received a cease and desist letter from ABC lawyers, insisting that he remove audio clips of KSFO radio hosts claiming that he had violated copyright law.^[4] Spocko refused, claiming he was within the legal definitions of the fair use doctrine.^[5]

On January 2, 2007 his Internet service provider, 1&1 Internet, took down his website. This could potentially evolve into a legal precedent as the Electronic Frontier Foundation has agreed to defend Spocko against threats of a DMCA SLAPP suit. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a successful history in defending against legal assaults on fair use and the first amendment, as exemplified by the Barney case.

Spocko's statement on the controversy:

"Advertisers should be able to decide if they want to keep supporting this show based on complete information. We already know that management at ABC and Disney support these hosts, which means that the ABC/Disney Radio brand now apparently includes support for violent hate speech toward Muslims, democrats and liberals."

Mike Stark brought this to the attention of the mainstream via citizen internet journalism through postings such as this one at Daily Kos and the use of the Spotlight Project.

On January 12, 2007, KSFO openly responded to the criticism by dedicating three hours to discussing this controversy. [1]