so everyone keeps sayingbut I haven't seen a lawyer say this yet.
But then I'm sure everyone will be willing to pay the legal expenses
(But then I'm sure everyone will be willing to pay the legal expenses
Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:28,
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HmmThe 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.
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:33,
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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.
An EFF sourceTook 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!
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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 12:40,
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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!