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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 1874 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM 1005 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works? Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM 931 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 909 Views
That's not the point, though. Macharius - 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM 989 Views
???? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM 957 Views
Re: ???? Macharius - 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM 993 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 962 Views
not to mention public libraries *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:21:04 PM 520 Views
Blame Disney. *NM* Vivien - 04/01/2012 05:48:00 PM 665 Views
I don't get it. Palatine - 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM 1218 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM 1021 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 1006 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 529 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 941 Views
Precisely the point. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:45:01 PM 944 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 433 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 1038 Views
Regarding quotes or poem lines, they ask permission for those. Legolas - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 886 Views
Answering you specifically Palatine - 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM 959 Views
But that doesn't make sense. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:18:08 PM 1128 Views
Here's the gist of it. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:18:29 PM 951 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway) Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM 990 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Palatine - 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM 900 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 986 Views
Re: Copyrights stifle creativity. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:39:24 PM 1389 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 925 Views
Why. Palatine - 06/01/2012 05:05:20 PM 1531 Views
That is a very confusing article. Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM 1048 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different Larry - 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM 978 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM 933 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM 418 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics... ranagrande - 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM 1089 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM* Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM 457 Views
Except of course they haven't copyrighted them... DomA - 06/01/2012 01:53:01 AM 905 Views
nice theory but you can make a Little Mermaid movie if you want random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:48:47 PM 961 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument? random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM 932 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 502 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 977 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* Larry - 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM 1081 Views
Do you really want corporations to be immortal? Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:50:11 AM 981 Views
In a sense, aren't they already? Larry - 06/01/2012 02:42:53 AM 1071 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* DomA - 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM 987 Views
It's a thorny issue and I largely agree with you Larry - 06/01/2012 02:50:24 AM 1007 Views
Huh... apparently, Mickey Mouse is already Public Domain anyway ranagrande - 06/01/2012 07:30:36 AM 1157 Views
Can you back that up? Vivien - 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM 1105 Views
Re: Can you back that up? DomA - 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM 888 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living. Vivien - 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM 1188 Views
Re: the piracy issues ranagrande - 06/01/2012 06:30:46 AM 1089 Views
Book piracy Vivien - 06/01/2012 05:21:40 PM 1195 Views
corporations have always had rights random thoughts - 06/01/2012 04:08:12 PM 941 Views
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