DOLAN SICS HIS LAWYERS ON SITE

By MARC BERMAN

June 7, 2006 -- Knicks owner James Dolan has sent his lawyers after the new Web site selltheknicks.com for peddling derogatory T-shirts with his likeness, including one with Dolan pictured in a dunce cap, The Post has learned.

According to sources, Cablevision attorney Ashima Dayal dispatched an e-mail to cafepress.com, which manufactures, distributes and handles the shirt sales for the fledging anti-Dolan Web site, whose birth was first reported in the Post's Rumble section 10 days ago.

The e-mail from Dolan's lawyer said, in part, the Dolan T-shirts, which sell for $19.99, "infringes upon their intellectual property rights." In accordance with the notice, the manufacturer has temporarily taken the T-shirts off the site.

The founders of selltheknicks.com are trying to convince the manufacturer that all the T-shirts need not be banned.

"I don't know how you claim something like that," said one of the Web site founders, who requested his last name not be used for this story. "His face is one thing. The name Dolan is incredibly generic. It's a common name."

The same source said his Web site will continue on, and if they can't sell the old T-shirt, they are planning to make a new one inscribed "Dol-ass."

"It's kind of spineless," he said. "At least we have [Dolan's] attention. If he wasn't scared of what we possibly could do, he'd let it roll over. It's encouraging, but it's also disappointing he's being so petty and can't take a joke."

About 20 T-shirts have been sold, and the founders of the site say they can't be recalled. The Web site founders are planning a protest at Dolan's musical gig at B.B. King's on July 9.

A Knicks spokesman declined comment.
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problem really does start at the top. Its not so much Isiah or Larry- its Dolan's ownership that is killing the Knicks.

Stern should pressure him to sell.

"infringes upon their intellectual property rights."

How can you infringe on the rights if there is no "intellectual property" to speak of?

Dolan has money, but what he craves is respect. That must be obtainted the hard way:

"you EARN it!"

Dolan is becoming like Uncle Joe Stalin!

With his frequent purges of experience and filling those positions with "yes" men the organization weakens further and further! Incompetence fills the garden!

Controlling the propoganda machine is also a part of the image mirage.

Fire Albert for being a biting cross dressing freak is not important, but to speak against the crap product on the floor is cause for dismissal? After 35 years as THE voice of the Knicks was just plain stupid!

In 10 years this will be the Nets town if they don't get their crap together.