To: a fool in paradise
SCOTUS precedent says that parody is fair use....what moron decided to settle this?
To: Buckeye McFrog
I think that would apply if they were parodying the song, but they weren't they were parodying Obama, and using copyrighted material in the background.
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07/21/2009 10:43:46 AM PDT by
americanophile
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Agreed. If fees are paid, artist generally has no say. Haven’t the Pretenders tried for years to stop Rush from using their song, Ohio?
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