[PLUG-TALK] Fair Use, etc.

Mark Morgan lemming at attbi.com
Thu Mar 21 00:50:13 UTC 2002


Jeme A Brelin wrote:


> Consider parody, satire and political commentary.  It's quite common for
> such work to consist of huge portions of, if not entire, copyrighted
> works.  They are often commercial or promotional in nature.  Yet, they are
> protected and use of copyrighted material within them is generally
> considered fair.
> 
> If infringement is defined as NOT meeting ALL FOUR of the tests, then
> wouldn't the commercial nature of the satire or commentary make it
> automatically infringing?


Here's some info from the guys who got sued by U2 (well, Island 
records...) and others for doing a parody.  The book, "Fair Use" covers 
the case pretty well.

http://www.negativland.com/intprop.html

-Mark Lemming





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