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| | Pretty Woman Parody - Acuff-Rose Music Inc. v. Campbell, 972 F.2d 1429 (6th Cir. 08/17/1992) |
 | | Mixx, 2 LIVE CREW, LUKE SKYYWALKER RECORDS, Defendants - Appellees: Alan Mark Turk, Argued and Briefed, 615-386-9991, Sanford R. Ross, 615-386-9991, 3310 West End Avenue, Fourth Floor, Nashville, TN 37203. |
 | | Luther Campbell, lead vocalist and song writer of The 2 Live Crew (2 Live Crew), wrote a version of "Oh, Pretty Woman" in May 1989, which he entitled "Pretty Woman." By affidavit, Campbell stated that he had intended to create a parody as an attempt "through comical lyrics, to satirize the original work. |
 | | ." In June 1989, Campbell's company, Luke Records (then doing business as Skyywalker Records), released "Pretty Woman" as one of ten tracks on a collection entitled "As Clean As They Wanna Be." The credits on the album*fn1 recognize Orbison and Dees as the writers of "Pretty Woman," and Acuff-Rose as publisher of the song. |
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