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PUSHED TO EXTINCTION
 

Fox was on the warpath in 1996 and '97, eliminating dozens and dozens of brilliant fan sites devoted to The Simpsons, The X-Files, and Millenium. Here is an incomplete list of Simpsons webpages which have received a cease & desist letter from Fox since 1997. Thanks to The Simpsons Channel and Aaron for this information.

Homer's Proverb
Shut down in March, 1997.
Picks' Tribute to the Simpsons
Shut down on April 25, 1997. Later complied with the C&D order and re-opened in November of '97.
The Unofficial Simpsons Site
Shut down on May 21, 1997.
The Simpsons Experience
Shut down on May 22, 1997.
Simpsons Daily
Shut down in May, 1997.
Uhl's Humble Simpsons Sound Archive
Shut down in June 1997. Later re-opened with the content readded
Hemphill's Simpsons Site
Shut down on May 27, 1997.
Chief Wiggum and Professor Frink
Shut down on May 27, 1997. Frink later re-opened as The Definitive Frink with the content re-added.
Homer's Head Sound Archive
Shut down on June 10, 1997.
The Simpsons Sourcebook (http://www.pixel-fusion.com/source/)
Received C&D on June 16, 1997. Complied.
Sector 7G
Shut down on June 16, 1997.
Thano's Simpsons Site
Shut down on August 8, 1997.
The Simpsons, Not Just a Cartoon
Shut down on August 11, 1997.
Vince's Simpsons Site
Shut down on September 29, 1997.
The Unofficial Bongo Comics Site
Shut down on September 29, 1997.
The Homer Archive (http://homer.simplenet.com)
Received C&D on January 7, 1999. Complied but later re-added content.
Last Exit To Springfield (http://springfield.simplenet.com/lets/)
Received C&D on August 4, 1999. Complied but later re-added content.
The Simpsons Sourcebook (http://www.frinkiac.com)
Received C&D on August 4, 1999. Complied.
Simpsons Surplus (http://duff.simplenet.com)
Received C&D on August 5, 1999. Complied.
Evergreen Terrace (http://zenith.simplenet.com/simpsons/)
Received C&D on September 7, 1999. Complied but later re-added content.
The Simpsonion
Received C&D on October 18, 1999. Shut down two weeks prior to receiving the letter.
The Homer Archive (http://ha.nerdish.com)
Shut down on November 3, 1999.
Evergreen Terrace (http://www.milpool.com)
Received C&D on December 8, 1999. Complied.
Capital City
Shut down on December 20, 1999.
Useless - A Tribute to the Pimple Faced Kid
Shut down on December 30, 1999.
The Wiggum Archive
Shut down on January 16, 2000.
The Simpsons Matrix
Shut down on January 28, 2000.
The Simpsons Sourcebook (http://www.fandom.com/simpsons/)
Received C&D on March 8, 2000. Complied.
Cletus' Farm
Shut down on March 19, 2000.
Last Exit To Springfield (http://www.lardlad.com)
Received C&D on March 25, 2000. Complied.
Homer Simpson Mania
Received C&D on April 5, 2000. Complied.
Three Eyes on Springfield
Received C&D on April 6, 2000. Complied.
Simpsons Surplus (http://www.smarch.com)
Received C&D on April 6, 2000. Complied.
Simply Simpsons
Received C&D on April 12, 2000. Complied.
ICBIASS.com
Shut down on April 15, 2000.
'Round Springfield
Received C&D on May 16, 2000. Complied.
Maximum Homerdrive
Received C&D on May 16, 2000. Complied.
Much Apu About Nothing
Received C&D on May 31, 2000. Complied.
Simply Bart
Received C&D on June 20, 2000. Complied.
Principal Skinner the Square
Shut down on July 26, 2000.
wavking.com
Shut down on August 4, 2000.
Sounds of The Simpsons
Shut down on August 20, 2000.
Simpsons Surplus
Received on November 4, 2000. Complied.
The Futurama Chronicles
Received on April 6, 2001. Complied.
The Simpsons Mainframe
Received on August 7, 2001. Complied.
The Simpsons Sourcebook
Received on March 28, 2002. Complied.
The Simpsons Sea
Received on June 28, 2002. Complied.
The Simpsons Sound Station
Shut down on July 11, 2002.
Evergreen Terrace
Shut down on August 2, 2002.
Beyond Blunderdome
Received on August 2, 2002. Complied.
Last Exit To Springfield
Received on August 2, 2002. Ignored.
The Simpsons Channel
Received on August 2, 2002. Laughed At.
Eye On Springfield
Received on August 13, 2002. Complied.
The Springfield Files
Received on August 24, 2002. Complied. Reopened as Hitchhiker's Guide To Springfield
The Springfield Shopper
Received on September 1, 2002. Complied.
Simpsons Fanworks Central
Received on February 27, 2003. Complied.
Maximum Homerdrive
Received on March 8, 2003. Complied.
New Springfield
Received on June 27, 2003. Complied. Shut down later.
D'oheth
Received on March 22, 2004. Complied. Merged with Simpson Crazy


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