Nothing can deflate a joke faster than the threat of a lawsuit.

In the case of parody website DontBuyMusic.com, a cease-and-desist notice forced the site to go offline last Friday. [Editor's note: DontBuyMusic came back up Wednesday morning. The site has been altered to comply with BuyMusic.com's legal demands.]

The website, created by the online community Macteens, spoofed the BuyMusic.com website by using the same format as the original site but rewriting the text and redirecting all clicks to the Apple iTunes website. ITunes and BuyMusic.com are both online paid music services...