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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 2064 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM 1180 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works? Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM 1139 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 1088 Views
That's not the point, though. Macharius - 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM 1163 Views
???? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM 1119 Views
Re: ???? Macharius - 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM 1170 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 1134 Views
not to mention public libraries *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:21:04 PM 602 Views
Blame Disney. *NM* Vivien - 04/01/2012 05:48:00 PM 758 Views
I don't get it. Palatine - 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM 1436 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM 1224 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 1182 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 650 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 1119 Views
Precisely the point. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:45:01 PM 1095 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 517 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 1200 Views
Regarding quotes or poem lines, they ask permission for those. Legolas - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1048 Views
Answering you specifically Palatine - 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM 1117 Views
But that doesn't make sense. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:18:08 PM 1314 Views
Here's the gist of it. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:18:29 PM 1141 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway) Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM 1200 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Palatine - 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM 1080 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1180 Views
Re: Copyrights stifle creativity. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:39:24 PM 1595 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 1088 Views
Why. Palatine - 06/01/2012 05:05:20 PM 1757 Views
That is a very confusing article. Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM 1245 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different Larry - 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM 1175 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM 1106 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM 496 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics... ranagrande - 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM 1250 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM* Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM 531 Views
Except of course they haven't copyrighted them... DomA - 06/01/2012 01:53:01 AM 1073 Views
nice theory but you can make a Little Mermaid movie if you want random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:48:47 PM 1137 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument? random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM 1103 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 609 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 1141 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* Larry - 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM 1273 Views
Do you really want corporations to be immortal? Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:50:11 AM 1158 Views
In a sense, aren't they already? Larry - 06/01/2012 02:42:53 AM 1237 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* DomA - 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM 1165 Views
It's a thorny issue and I largely agree with you Larry - 06/01/2012 02:50:24 AM 1185 Views
Huh... apparently, Mickey Mouse is already Public Domain anyway ranagrande - 06/01/2012 07:30:36 AM 1358 Views
Can you back that up? Vivien - 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM 1286 Views
Re: Can you back that up? DomA - 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM 1055 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living. Vivien - 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM 1370 Views
Re: the piracy issues ranagrande - 06/01/2012 06:30:46 AM 1294 Views
Book piracy Vivien - 06/01/2012 05:21:40 PM 1374 Views
corporations have always had rights random thoughts - 06/01/2012 04:08:12 PM 1123 Views
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