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Fair use and allusion?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:35:16 GMT
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Ray Bradbury is fired up about
the title of Michael Moore’s forthcoming film. Regardless of your opinion of
Moore or of Bradbury, it seems to me that this complaint is largely based on
nothing. Bradbury’s
Farenheit 451 is a copyrighted work, to be sure, but it seems to me that the
laws protecting satire & parody should easily trump Bradbury’s objection to
Moore’s allusive use of the title. I suppose an issue could be made in that
Bradbury was apparently made to expect an explanatory phone call from Moore, but
beyond that...?
Thoughts?
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Message has 5 Replies:
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| (...) Perhaps if MM was addressing Bradbury's work, which I believe isn't the case. Basically, MM merely ripped off the title for punch/pun effect, and so is profitting at the expense of Bradbury's IP. As an aside, are you asserting that Farenheit (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) No, it's based on common courtesy, or the lack thereof on the part of Moore. Farenheit 911 is so obviously a takeoff on Farenheit 451 that it's not really questionable that Moore intended to rip off the name recognition Bradbury has earned for (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) What is Ray whining about? It gives some attention to his book, and parodies of an actual book/film/play titles are a long standing tradition in this country. -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| I'm sure both Moore & Bradbury are enjoying the publicity. It’s interesting to see the rather partisan spilt in opinions expressed in this thread... Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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