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Re: Fair use and allusion?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:58:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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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.
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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.
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Well, news programs constantly use punch/pun titles, and no one complains about
it (except when the torrent of stupid puns overwhelms the discourse (such as
when Trent Lott pined for the days of segregation: “Lott of Trouble,” “Lott of
Questions,” or even in the current case: “Moore Trouble,” “Moore Questions,”
etc. Very clever...))
I’d say Moore is well within his rights here. Did Arthur C. Clarke or Stanley
Kubrick’s estate receive royalties for Leslie Nielsen’s
parodic film? Do you really believe that
a royalty should be paid every time an allusive reference is made?
Bradbury can complain, but that’s too bad for Bradbury.
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As an aside, are you asserting that Farenheit 9-11 is a satire and parody
and shouldn’t be taken seriously?
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Of course that’s not what I’m asserting. Why should satire not be taken as
serious social or political commentary?
Dave!
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| (...) Hmmm, seems this case is different. Perhaps because MM choose it for his title. I'm sure I'd have a difficult time starting up a department store chain called "Wall to Wall Mart", or a toy company called "Lay-Go" There is a definite connection (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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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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