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Parody is actually covered by the legal definition of fair use so doesn't break copyright. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 04/01/2012 10:28:08 PM
Parody is a valid form of "creative" work that doesn't usually infringe copyright. If it did, those hideous parodies like Date Movie and Scary Movie wouldn't exist.

The only way they'd have infringed copyright is if they'd used actual scenes from the films they parody - or for books, actual paragraphs from those books.
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Why Johnny Can't Read Any New Public Domain Books In The US: Because Nothing New Entered The P.D. Great Lord of Chaos - 03/01/2012 11:33:34 PM 2031 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM 1144 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works? Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM 1105 Views
No. I'm saying that keeping works in copyright doesn't stop them from being read, watched, etc. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:24:50 PM 1054 Views
That's not the point, though. Macharius - 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM 1132 Views
???? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM 1092 Views
Re: ???? Macharius - 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM 1133 Views
That isn't inspiration that wanting to use the popularity of the original to promote your work random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:04:25 PM 1099 Views
not to mention public libraries *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:21:04 PM 585 Views
Blame Disney. *NM* Vivien - 04/01/2012 05:48:00 PM 745 Views
I don't get it. Palatine - 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM 1400 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM 1189 Views
Parody is actually covered by the legal definition of fair use so doesn't break copyright. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:28:08 PM 1150 Views
I'm fairly sure the Jane Austen parodies do in fact use actual paragraphs... no? *NM* Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:31:32 PM 634 Views
The zombies one doesn't precisely. It's somewhat modernised. I've not read the others. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:32:59 PM 1083 Views
Precisely the point. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:45:01 PM 1063 Views
Yes, they take tons of text from actual books. Contrast this with Ms. Rowling's reaction. *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:01:46 PM 498 Views
If there's zero chance of needing a lawyer at some point, it's way more likely to actually happen. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:43:23 PM 1171 Views
Regarding quotes or poem lines, they ask permission for those. Legolas - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1016 Views
Answering you specifically Palatine - 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM 1086 Views
But that doesn't make sense. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:18:08 PM 1284 Views
Here's the gist of it. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:18:29 PM 1113 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway) Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM 1159 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Palatine - 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM 1042 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1124 Views
Re: Copyrights stifle creativity. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:39:24 PM 1563 Views
Re: I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:47:50 AM 1048 Views
Why. Palatine - 06/01/2012 05:05:20 PM 1728 Views
That is a very confusing article. Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM 1212 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different Larry - 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM 1141 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM 1072 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM 480 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics... ranagrande - 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM 1222 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM* Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM 517 Views
Except of course they haven't copyrighted them... DomA - 06/01/2012 01:53:01 AM 1042 Views
nice theory but you can make a Little Mermaid movie if you want random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:48:47 PM 1104 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument? random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM 1065 Views
No incentive to make great new works if they can just keep re-releasing Lion King in 3D *NM* Aeryn - 06/01/2012 09:45:38 PM 594 Views
I'm a lot older than your five year old, but I'm not sure I disagree Tangled is better. Legolas - 06/01/2012 11:12:32 PM 1108 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* Larry - 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM 1240 Views
Do you really want corporations to be immortal? Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:50:11 AM 1121 Views
In a sense, aren't they already? Larry - 06/01/2012 02:42:53 AM 1205 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* DomA - 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM 1130 Views
It's a thorny issue and I largely agree with you Larry - 06/01/2012 02:50:24 AM 1154 Views
Huh... apparently, Mickey Mouse is already Public Domain anyway ranagrande - 06/01/2012 07:30:36 AM 1325 Views
Can you back that up? Vivien - 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM 1250 Views
Re: Can you back that up? DomA - 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM 1025 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living. Vivien - 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM 1331 Views
Re: the piracy issues ranagrande - 06/01/2012 06:30:46 AM 1261 Views
Book piracy Vivien - 06/01/2012 05:21:40 PM 1340 Views
corporations have always had rights random thoughts - 06/01/2012 04:08:12 PM 1086 Views
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