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Re: Fair use and allusion?
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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:00:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

   As an aside, are you asserting that Farenheit 9-11 is a satire and parody and shouldn’t be taken seriously?

I read an article (might have been by Roger Ebert) that suggested that this time, Moore used real facts. I wonder if he caught too much heat over Bowling for Columbine for which he seems to have made a bunch of stuff up.

Chris



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  Re: Fair use and allusion?
 
(...) 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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