An Italian Fascist group has named itself Casa Pound (In Spanish would
be House of Pound, or perhaps Pound House, don't know if it is the
same in Italian) in honor of Pound's fascism. Mary Pound is suing
them. Mary's grounds seem to be that Pound was not really a fascist
and thus it is slander for a fascist group to name themselves after
him. Given the record,it does not sound to me like a winning
argument, but not only am I not a lawyer, I don't know Italian law or
the current Italian political climate. So my opinion on this is
without weight.
>
> Carrol
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine
> [mailto:EPOUND-L at LISTS.MAINE.EDU] On Behalf Of Wayne Pounds
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 6:00 PM
> To: EPOUND-L at LISTS.MAINE.EDU
> Subject: Mary dR vs. Casa Pound
>
> Massimo Bacigalupo called my attention to this suit. He wrote, "Some furore
> over here because Mary dR is suing CasaPound. There's an article about this
> in the Observer on line. I gathered signatures in her support and a
> debate followed. You can also look up the CasaPound website. The trial
> opened this week and the CP lawyers understandably but unfairtly objected
> that MdR must first prove that she is EP's daughter. One
> could write a story about this . . . "
>
> The Guardian has picked up the story:
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/14/ezra-pound-daughter-fascism
>
> Wayne Pounds
>
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