Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:47 PM 2/22/2009, H. Ball Arche wrote: > >> The Supreme Court has ruled that satire, if obviously such, >> is not protected by copyright. > >Umm, I'm not sure about that, exactly; what I was getting at is that >the source material for the satire, parody, or spoof is unprotected. I >think that's what you meant, Marc, I just wanted to clarify. > Absolutely not. The subject of the Limbaugh-Shanklin suit was over the Beach Boys' copyright, then clearly in force and still in force today. Satire of copy-right protected works is permitted so long as it is obviously satire. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!