A federal judge has blocked public access to an anti-Israel website at the request of Indigo Books and Music.
The reasons for the decision include trademark violation and potential defamation, according to the court documents.
The website, called Indigo Kills Kids (IKK), is run by Charlotte Kates, the court record said. Kates has been a vocal pro-Palestinian protester and is associated with the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
IKK called for a boycott of the bookstores and accused its CEO of funding the Israeli military.
“I agree with the Plaintiff that the apparent purpose of the IKK Platforms is to damage the Plaintiff’s business and reputation, including tarnishing the Indigo Marks and depreciating the value of the attendant goodwill, through the message inherent in the IKK Image and other content and messages on the IKK Platforms implicating the Indigo Marks,” Judge Janet Fuhrer said in the court order….