32-515: The Filet-O-Fish is a fish burger sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's . It was created in 1962 by Lou Groen , a McDonald's franchise owner in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood of Monfort Heights in Cincinnati, Ohio , in response to declining hamburger sales on Fridays due to the practice of abstaining from meat on that day . While the fish composition of
64-747: A burger outside the U.S., in particular in Australia, India, New Zealand, and the UK. The Filet-O-Fish, originally created for Western Christians observing the Friday Fast, remains popularly associated with this community, with US sales significantly rising around Lent . The practice has inspired other fast food chains to offer seafood options during Lent. This sandwich is also popular among Jewish and Muslim communities due to its ingredients being more aligned with kashrut and halal rules than McDonald's other offerings. The sandwich contains fish, milk in
96-436: A fish burger if it contained a patty made of ground fish. Examples include: Cease-and-desist A cease and desist letter is a document sent by one party, often a business , to warn another party that they believe the other party is committing an unlawful act, such as copyright infringement , and that they will take legal action if the other party continues the alleged unlawful activity. The letter may warn that, if
128-561: A fish sandwich in the US may not be considered a sandwich at all in some other English-speaking countries, if it is on a roll or bun as opposed to sliced bread. In Australia, a piece of whole fried fish served on hamburger-style bun would be called a fish burger ; that would not generally be considered to be burger in American English, since in American English a burger requires a patty made of ground meat, so something could only be
160-466: A sandwich is any two pieces of bread with filling, including rolls and buns; in British English (and also some other national English varieties such as those of Australia and New Zealand), the word sandwich is defined more narrowly, to require the pieces of bread to be sliced from a loaf, and a roll or bun with filling would not generally be called a sandwich . Thus, what would be considered
192-477: A cease and desist letter sent by Netflix for an unauthorized Stranger Things -related bar event was noted by news outlets such as Fortune and Quartz for its humorous wording. The Philippine National Telecommunications Commission administered a cease and desist order against ABS-CBN to stop broadcasting on May 5, 2020 after its franchise expired the day before (May 4, 2020). At 7:52 pm (PHT), ABS-CBN stopped its broadcast in compliance with
224-459: A cover for his 2012 book Broken Piano for President . Jack Daniel's requested only future printings of the book to have the cover changed and offered compensation. In September 2012, AwardWallet , TripIt and MileWise received a number of cease and desist letters from American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, demanding that companies discontinue accessing their websites for tracking clients' miles rewards programs. In 2017,
256-460: A deal with Groen: they would sell two non-meat sandwiches on a Friday, Kroc's Hula Burger (grilled pineapple with cheese on a cold bun) and the Filet-O-Fish, and whichever sold the most would be added to the permanent menu. The Filet-O-Fish "won hands down" and was added to menus throughout 1963 until reaching nationwide status in 1965. In 1981, when an owner of a New Zealand fisheries company
288-401: A third party "of the right holder's rights, identity, and intentions to enforce the rights". The letter may merely contain a licensing offer or may be an explicit threat of a lawsuit. A cease and desist letter often triggers licensing negotiations, and is a frequent first step towards litigation . Receiving numerous cease and desist letters may be very costly for the recipient. Each claim in
320-504: A third-party modification of YouTube. The app, which utilizes apk (file format) , allowed its users to skip advertisements, among other functions. Since March 13, 2022, the app has been discontinued, with all links being removed. On January 22, 2024, the National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease-and-desist order to Sonshine Media Network International , citing its failure to comply with
352-534: Is part of their blocktime agreement with AMCARA Broadcasting Network ), the NTC and Solicitor General Jose Calida released two alias cease-and-desist orders against Channel 43 on digital TV receiver ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Cable 's nationwide satellite service Sky Direct to cease further operations. Donald Trump sent a cease and desist letter to CNN asking them to retract a poll that showed him being 14 percentage points behind his opponent Joe Biden during
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#1732787452018384-634: Is trying to maintain fish only from areas certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council , but that is becoming more difficult each year. Hoki is still a major ingredient. As of March 2009, the Marine Stewardship Council placed the Alaska pollock fisheries in a re-assessment program due to catch numbers declining by over 30% between 2005 and 2008, and by-catch problems with salmon. As of January 2013,
416-488: The presidential election , prompting The Atlantic to warn about attacks on the media. In 2021, Google 's platform YouTube issued a significant number of cease and desist notices to the creators of various music bots on Discord , such as Rythm and Groovy. These music bots allowed users to request songs and have the bot create a queue. This was done by pulling the audio stream from various streaming and video platforms , including YouTube, and then played that audio on
448-466: The Courtenay Place restaurant (and eventually several other New Zealand restaurants) with the red cod fillets. The similar-tasting hoki was substituted several years later, due to its competitive market value and its boneless fillets, and eventually was introduced widely in the early 1990s when global pollock stocks were facing low numbers. McDonald's removed the Filet-O-Fish from its menus in
480-498: The Discord voice channel. Because such music bots did not play any of the advertisements included on the video-hosting site, the company alleged missing revenue for itself and the content uploaders. A spokesperson for Google told The Verge that Groovy violated YouTube's terms of service for "modifying the service and using it for commercial purposes". The makers of Groovy had decided to comply with Google's request by shutting down
512-461: The Marine Stewardship Council stated that the pollock comes from suppliers with sustainable fishing practices, and McDonald's packaging and promotion will reflect that change. In 2019, McDonald's sent a cease-and-desist letter to a small Canadian restaurant that was selling a fish sandwich it called the 'Effing Filet O' Fish'. McDonald's claimed that the restaurant's use of that term violated McDonald's registered 'Filet-O-Fish' trademark. In response,
544-510: The NTC's letter, signing off all of its free TV and radio stations across the country ( ABS-CBN Channel 2 , S+A Channel 23 , DZMM 630 , and MOR 101.9 ). The said agency also gave ABS-CBN ten days to explain why its assigned frequencies should not be recalled . On June 30, 2020, considering that Channel 43 was also included in the May 5, 2020 shutdown order issued by the NTC against ABS-CBN (although ABS-CBN CEO Carlo L. Katigbak insisted that it
576-458: The US participate in no certification. In France, Spain, and Belgium, a variation of the sandwich is sold as the "McFish." The French McFish does not include cheese and replaces tartar sauce with ketchup. Fish burger A fish sandwich is, most generally, any kind of sandwich made with fish . The term is frequently used to describe food made with breaded, fried fish, which are commonly found in fast food venues. In American English,
608-531: The United States on September 26, 1996, and replaced it with the Fish Filet Deluxe sandwich, which was part of McDonald's ill-fated Deluxe line of sandwiches. However, the Filet-O-Fish was brought back to its menus on a gradual basis starting in the middle of 1997, due to overwhelming letters and petitions, receiving the larger fish patty from the Fish Filet Deluxe. The Fish Filet Deluxe itself
640-405: The area of intellectual property , particularly in regards to copyright infringement , such letters "are frequently utilized in disputes concerning intellectual property and represent an important feature of the intellectual property law landscape". The holder of an intellectual property right such as a copyrighted work, a trademark , or a patent , may send the cease and desist letter to inform
672-462: The bot on August 30, 2021. According to estimations, the bot had more than 250 million users. In 2022, Disney issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of Club Penguin Rewritten , a game that was created as a remake of Club Penguin after its shutdown on March 31, 2017. Google issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of YouTube Vanced , an Android app developed as
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#1732787452018704-453: The cheese, and egg yolks in the sauce. In addition, the fish patty is cooked in a separate frypot to avoid giving other items a fishy taste. Certification-wise, the sandwich is certified as halal in the UAE and a few other Muslim-majority countries; it is also available in kosher -supervised restaurants of McDonald's Israel . However, not all Israeli locations are certified and stores in the UK and
736-527: The critical speech of gripe sites operators". A company owning a trademark may send such letter to a gripe site operator alleging a trademark infringement , although the actual use of the trademark by the gripe site operator may fall under a fair use exception (in compliance with, in the U.S., the protection of free speech under the First Amendment ). To prevent genericizing and potential loss of its trademark , Google has discouraged use of
768-465: The letters must be evaluated, and it should be decided whether to respond to the letters, "whether or not to obtain an attorney's opinion letter, prepare for a lawsuit, and perhaps initiate [in case of letters regarding a potential patent infringement] a search for alternatives and the development of design-around technologies". Cease and desist letters are sometimes used to intimidate recipients and can be "an effective tool used by corporations to chill
800-485: The original 30-day suspension order issued by the said agency. Nintendo issued a letter of cease and desist to the creators of Yuzu (emulator) , a video game console emulator for the Nintendo Switch . The program allowed its users to not pay or participate in grinding for downloadable content , such as all of its Booster Course Passes and a Gold Mario for Mario Kart 8 . The Legend of Zelda: Tears of
832-437: The recipient does not discontinue specified conduct, or take certain actions, by deadlines set in the letter, the letter's recipient may be sued. The phrase "cease and desist" is a legal doublet , made up of two near-synonyms. A cease and desist letter issued by a government entity, called a cease and desist order , is "a warning of impending judicial enforcement". Although cease and desist letters are not exclusively used in
864-409: The restaurant agreed to stop using 'Filet O' Fish' to describe its fish sandwich. The fish used for the Filet-O-Fish patty in various markets is as follows: Half a slice of cheese is used in each Filet-O-Fish sandwich, with McDonald's stating the reason as to prevent the cheese from overwhelming the taste. A Double Filet-O-Fish is available in some regions. The Filet-O-Fish is often referred to as
896-468: The sandwich has changed throughout the years to cater to taste preferences and address supply limitations, the framework of its ingredients have remained constant; a fried breaded fish fillet , a steamed bun, tartar sauce and pasteurized American cheese . The sandwich was invented in 1962 by businessman Lou Groen , a McDonald's franchise owner in Cincinnati. His store at 5425 West North Bend Road
928-573: The word as a verb, particularly when used as a synonym for general web searching. On February 23, 2003, Google sent a cease and desist letter to Paul McFedries, creator of Word Spy, a website that tracks neologisms . In an article in The Washington Post , Frank Ahrens discussed the letter he received from a Google lawyer that demonstrated "appropriate" and "inappropriate" ways to use the verb " google ". Author Patrick Wensink used Jack Daniel's famous branding without licensing as
960-708: Was discontinued at most restaurants early in 1998, while others continued to offer it until 2000, when it was finally removed from all McDonald's menus. In November 2007, McDonald's lowered the use of New Zealand hoki and increased the use of Alaska pollock , due to declining New Zealand hoki fishery sustainability and large cutbacks in the total allowable commercial catch of hoki by the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries - from 250,000 tonnes in 1997 to 90,000 tonnes in 2007. McDonald's originally used Atlantic cod , before declining cod catches forced McDonald's to find sustainable fish elsewhere. McDonald's
992-488: Was dissatisfied with the pollock Filet-O-Fish he purchased at the Courtenay Place, Wellington restaurant, he said to the manager that he could make a better-tasting fish fillet. He was handed a box of fillets and told to come back with identical, better-tasting fillets. He substituted the pollock with red cod and after the manager was satisfied with the better-tasting red cod fillets, ended up in agreement to supply
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1024-425: Was in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, which led to falling hamburger sales on Fridays resulting from the practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays . The product was named by Cye Landy of Cye Landy Advertising Agency, which was the advertising firm for that particular McDonald's franchise. The sandwich was the first non-hamburger menu item brought in by Ray Kroc , who purchased McDonald's in 1961. Kroc made
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