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# Why are people pushing this?
It's done, fuinished with.

If you want to see B3ta shut down, and Rob out on his ear sleeping in a box carry on...
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:24, archived)
# Never happen
USA law allows for parody

Or rob can just kick the offenders I guess.
(SpangleDangle >->)))'>, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:27, archived)
# so everyone keeps saying
but I haven't seen a lawyer say this yet.

But then I'm sure everyone will be willing to pay the legal expenses
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:28, archived)
# Hmm
The EFF could be called upon I guess, and I am sure stalwart b3tans would help raise a "fighting fund"

Then you have to think of the TV angle "Attack of the Dark Prince" or something. Could be a nice wee earner that.

As for lawyers saying stuff, all I've seen said is that the UK doesn't allow for parody/satire with regards to copyright. So if the lawyers had used UK law to bring the takedown, they would deffo have been on to something.
(SpangleDangle >->)))'>, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:33, archived)
# An EFF source
Took a few mins to find....
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070322-dmca-takedown-backlash-eff-sues-viacom-over-colbert-parody-clip.html

'The video does contain clips from "The Colbert Report," but the EFF argues that these qualify as fair use, since parody has a well-recognized copyright exemption.'

HTH!
(SpangleDangle >->)))'>, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:40, archived)