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If there's zero chance of needing a lawyer at some point, it's way more likely to actually happen. Vivien Send a noteboard - 04/01/2012 10:43:23 PM
Although parody is protected, there's still a risk of legal trouble and a lawyer arguing that your work isn't really parody and it's not different enough from the original.

In terms of direct quotes/paragraphs- authors actually do this a lot with works that are in the public domain. It's pretty common to have a quote or a poem written by someone who died long ago at the beginning of a chapter. That's not a parody...


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 2036 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM 1151 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works? Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM 1110 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 1058 Views
That's not the point, though. Macharius - 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM 1136 Views
???? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM 1096 Views
Re: ???? Macharius - 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM 1141 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 1103 Views
not to mention public libraries *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:21:04 PM 587 Views
Blame Disney. *NM* Vivien - 04/01/2012 05:48:00 PM 746 Views
I don't get it. Palatine - 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM 1406 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM 1196 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 1154 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 635 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 1090 Views
Precisely the point. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:45:01 PM 1067 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 501 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 1173 Views
Regarding quotes or poem lines, they ask permission for those. Legolas - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1023 Views
Answering you specifically Palatine - 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM 1088 Views
But that doesn't make sense. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:18:08 PM 1287 Views
Here's the gist of it. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:18:29 PM 1116 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway) Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM 1167 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Palatine - 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM 1049 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1137 Views
Re: Copyrights stifle creativity. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:39:24 PM 1564 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 1053 Views
Why. Palatine - 06/01/2012 05:05:20 PM 1731 Views
That is a very confusing article. Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM 1221 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different Larry - 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM 1151 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM 1078 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM 482 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics... ranagrande - 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM 1226 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM* Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM 518 Views
Except of course they haven't copyrighted them... DomA - 06/01/2012 01:53:01 AM 1046 Views
nice theory but you can make a Little Mermaid movie if you want random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:48:47 PM 1111 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument? random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM 1069 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 597 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 1113 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* Larry - 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM 1245 Views
Do you really want corporations to be immortal? Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:50:11 AM 1129 Views
In a sense, aren't they already? Larry - 06/01/2012 02:42:53 AM 1211 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* DomA - 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM 1137 Views
It's a thorny issue and I largely agree with you Larry - 06/01/2012 02:50:24 AM 1158 Views
Huh... apparently, Mickey Mouse is already Public Domain anyway ranagrande - 06/01/2012 07:30:36 AM 1332 Views
Can you back that up? Vivien - 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM 1260 Views
Re: Can you back that up? DomA - 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM 1028 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living. Vivien - 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM 1338 Views
Re: the piracy issues ranagrande - 06/01/2012 06:30:46 AM 1267 Views
Book piracy Vivien - 06/01/2012 05:21:40 PM 1344 Views
corporations have always had rights random thoughts - 06/01/2012 04:08:12 PM 1093 Views
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