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Parody - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A subset of parody is self-parody in which artists satirize themselves (such as in Ricky Gervais's Extras) or their work (such as Antonio Banderas's Puss in Boots in Shrek 2), or an artist or genre repeats elements of earlier works to the point that originality is lost. In French Neo-classical literature, "parody" was also a type of poem where one work imitates the style of another for humorous effect. In ancient Greek literature, a parody was a type of poem that imitated another poem's style. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parody   (1917 words)

Parody religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A parody religion or mock religion is a parody of a religion, sect or cult. It should be noted that several religions which parody traditional religion claim to have a number of relatively serious followers who embrace the absurdity of these religions as spiritually significant, a decidedly post-modern approach to religion. A recent parody religion, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism was created in 2005 to protest a decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to allow intelligent design to be taught in science classes alongside evolution. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parody_religion   (519 words)

Parody: Fair Use or Copyright Infringement Parody, as a method of criticism, has been a very popular means for authors, entertainers and advertisers to communicate a particular message or point of view to the public. The courts have continually struggled with parody cases when ascertaining whether a particular parody falls within the parameters of fair use or is instead copyright infringement. This decision was reversed on appeal when the Sixth Circuit ruled against the fair use parody defense because of the commercial nature of the 2 Live Crew rendition and the presumption of market harm that the rap rendition might cause for the Orbison/Dees song. www.publaw.com /parody.html   (2082 words)

Legality of Parody- Borgus According to law.com parody is "the humorous use of an existing song, play, or writing which changes the words to give farcical and ironic meaning." Law.com says that court decisions have favored parodies and that "there is a free speech issue involved in these decisions since parodies traditionally have social and political significance." My Tom Brokaw Parody is clearly a parody of NBC Nightly News and is able to use the NBC news theme for the parody. Parody has long been a viable part of entertainment. borgus.com /legal.htm   (800 words)

CLL Articles - Trademark Fair Use Therefore, when the parody defense to a trademark infringement or dilution claim is made, judicial reasoning often involves a mixed bag of traditional trademark and dilution analysis and free speech policy. Court's are more likely to find a parody to be a fair use, that is, non-infringing or diluting, if the parody appears in a traditional medium of protected free speech, finding such use to be "noncommercial". These are: (1) nominative "fair use"; (2) comparative advertising as "fair use" and (3) parody as "fair use". www.cll.com /articles/article.cfm?articleid=32   (4110 words)

FindLaw's Writ - Hodes: The Power Of Parody, Puppets, And Political Statements Recognizing that the defendants were "parodying life and society in addition to parodying the Disney characters," the court nevertheless stated that "to the extent that the Disney characters are not also an object of the parody. Since copyright owners are unlikely to voluntarily license their work to others to make parody, the law allows the creators of parody to act without first procuring a license to use the image, and then rely on the fair use defense. The proper inquiry when a parody is at issue is whether the parody competes in the market for non-parody derivatives of the original (such as sequels). writ.news.findlaw.com /commentary/20011017_hodes.html   (1793 words)

Pinoy Parody Online But more than their intended entertaining effect, what gives parody and satire their social value is their criticism of the vices, follies, inanities and abuses of people in power. Its logo—a parody of the diagonal exclamation point—is a right hand of someone probably suffering from elephantiasis with a disproportionately large middle finger. As a bonus, an interesting link provided in one of these articles leads online readers to another parody site, but which Imelda Marcos might take as an appreciation site in her honor. www.pcij.org /imag/Online/pinoyparody.html   (1683 words)

CBLDF: News- While Dwyer does not use Starbucks' name or a pun on its name in his parody, Judge Chesney did find that Dwyer's was "confusingly similar" to the mermaid logo, and that the phrase "consumer whore" could be considered offensive to some and thereby constitute a tarnishment of the Starbucks mark. Unlike libel or slander, parody is protected speech, and presiding judge Maxine Chesney seemed to agree that Dwyer's image constituted a legitimate parody. In addition to LCD #0, Dwyer also used the parody on t-shirts, stickers, and coffee mugs, which he sold at comic conventions and through his Lowest Common Denominator website (www.lcdcomic.com). www.cbldf.org /pr/001130-starbucks.shtml   (1187 words)

Law.com - Designer Hilfiger Dogged by Pet Perfume Parody The Hilfiger parody first appeared as "Tommy Holedigger" in a bottle that sported a flag with red and white squares with a blue border, similar to the Hilfiger bottles. Also, he said, pet perfume is inherently a parody item, whereas dog treats are not. A perfume for dogs that parodies Tommy Hilfiger does not infringe on the fashion designer and cologne maker's trademark, a federal judge has ruled. www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1029171612782   (524 words)

A Response to Liberty - Justinsomnia Parody and humor are about the only sane ways to stay in control when the bigots come out of the closet. Moreover, even commercial parody can be fair use if it “adds something new, with a further purpose or different character, altering the first with new expression, meaning, or message,” as opposed to merely superseding the original. Parody also necessarily uses “at least enough” identifiable features of the original to allow an audience to recognize the target. justinsomnia.org /2006/03/a-response-to-liberty   (6941 words)

FindLaw's Writ - Ramasastry: The Law And Politics Of Internet Activism Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., the Supreme Court held that 2 Live Crew's rap song "Pretty Woman" was a parody of the Rob Orbison song "Oh, Pretty Woman," and thus could not be the basis for a copyright suit. A parody - a very popular variety of criticism, and of humor - exists when one imitates a serious work for a humorous or satirical effect. For example, Reverend Jerry Falwell is not happy with the parody sites JerryFalwell.com and JerryFalwell.com - both of which were launched by an Illinois resident who was angered by Falwell's accusations relating to the September 11 writ.news.findlaw.com /ramasastry/20020605.html   (1627 words)

FAQ about Protest, Parody and Criticism Sites -- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse Answer: Parody is a usage of a mark that pokes fun at the mark and does not confuse the public as to the source of the usage. UDRP decisions have gone both ways on whether a protest, criticism or parody site is confusingly similar when a domain name consists of the trademark and another word such as "sucks." The most important factor seems to be whether or not the domain name owner is using the site for commercial purposes. "A parody must convey two simultaneous--and contradictory messages; that it is the original, but also that it is not the original and is instead a parody. www.chillingeffects.org /protest/faq.cgi   (3373 words)

Frank Sinatra Parody: You Are Either With Frank Or You Are With The Terrorists! Frank Sinatra Parody: You Are Either With Frank Or You Are With The Terrorists! www.beecy.net /frank   (14 words)

Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - What Is Fair Use? A parody is a work that ridicules another, usually well-known work, by imitating it in a comic way. Unlike other forms of fair use, a fairly extensive use of the original work is permitted in a parody in order to "conjure up" the original. In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose such as to comment upon, criticize or parody a copyrighted work. fairuse.stanford.edu /Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-a.html   (423 words)

PARODY The U.S. Circuit Court decision that the parody of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" by the rap group 2 Live Crew was copyright infringement ran contrary to prior case law allowing parody of original artworks without the new work constituting infringement The U.S. Supreme Court has since reviewed this case. Suffice it to say that the parody continues to be a fair use exception to copyright infringement. The rap group, 2 Live Crew, recorded a parody of the hit song, Oh Pretty Woman, without permission of the owner, Acuff-Rose Music. www.artslaw.org /PARODY.HTM   (420 words)

US - Commercial Parody Upheld as Fair Use Accuf-Rose Music, Inc., the United States Supreme Court held that commercial use of a parody of the famous Roy Orbison song, "Oh, Pretty Woman", did not, in and of itself, prevent the parody from constituting fair use under 107 of the Copyright Act. Accordingly, the Court remanded the case to the district court for a determination of whether 2 Live Crew's copying of the opening bass rift was "excessive" in light of the parodic purpose of the work and the otherwise "transformative" nature of the parody. In order to be effective, the Court pointed out, it is usually essential for a parody to appropriate the "heart" of the parodied work, in this case the distinctive opening bass rift of the Roy Orbison version. www.ladas.com /BULLETINS/1994/0694Bulletin/US_ParodyAsFairUse.html   (436 words)

The GOOHF Card is an Obvious Parody The court found that the advertisement itself was "sufficient commentary to qualify as parody" and rejected arguments that parody should only be protected when the copyright owner would prohibit use of the original. The decision echoed a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding 2 Live Crew's parody of the Roy Orbison song Pretty Woman, which firmly established that parody is a defense against copyright infringement claims, even in commercial situations. The rap group did the parody anyway and was sued for copyright infringement. www.thisistrue.com /parody.html   (687 words)

Flash Fun - The Real Hussein A wartime parody to the tune of Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady", this is the original surprise hit. Again I chose an Eminem song to parody: "Without Me". I was watching the news with my father when one reporter said it was doubtful that the man on TV was the "real Saddam". www.toccionline.com /creations/realhussein   (258 words)

The Poor Man: New Bush Ad It is a parody of something very ugly, and so it apes this ugliness. This is not meant to be disrespectful to anyone, except for the target of the parody. If you choose to read it, I hope you read it with this in mind, and understand that the parts which aren't really funny aren't really supposed to be. www.thepoorman.net /archives/002403.html   (248 words)

Parody A parody is a comic imitation of a work of literature, of a genre of literature or of an author's style. Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams by Kenneth Koch (a parody) (Parodies can also be created of other works of art (like paintings, for instance). www.webbschool.com /rhood/drhweb/7&8commonfiles/parody.htm   (1057 words)

Lawrence Lessig He seems to be trying to find parody in these cases regardless of the original intent of the creators. As any copyright lawyer recognizes, it is not a “parody” in the sense that “fair use” ordinarily recognizes it. A “fair use” “parody” is a work that uses a work to make fun of the author. www.lessig.org /blog/archives/002052.shtml   (2554 words)

Wired News: Getting Out the Parody Vote Warnick found that as parody sites become more sophisticated, they are also becoming more influential, especially because almost a quarter of Internet users say they receive at least some of their information about the candidates online. She believes parody sites -- of which there are many -- could actually be influencing voters. His gwbush.com site, probably the best known parody of George W. Bush's official campaign website, is now making money from banner ads and merchandise. www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,38713,00.html   (498 words)

Harvard Law School Parody The parody is a student written, produced, and directed musical that takes a light-hearted look at the people, classes, and events that make Harvard Law School a fun and exciting place to study law. We are currently rehearsing 2006's Parody, Lawst, and we hope you will come see us in the best Parody yet! The show is the biggest event on campus, with nearly every student in attendance. www.law.harvard.edu /students/orgs/drama/parodyhome.htm   (137 words)

Corrections The Times now recognizes that this faux Times Columnist Correction page was, and is, a parody intended to express through satire a dissatisfaction with a policy of The New York Times and was in no way intended to confuse people that it was a legitimate New York Times on the Web page. www.thenationaldebate.com /other/NYTCorrections.htm   (1304 words)

HOT 97’s Miss Info’s Future Still Unknown Oh recently told UPN 9 News that she vocally opposed the tsunami parody program not only because she is Asian American, but also because she is human. The Asian American radio host who objected to the tsunami parody song says she will not return to hostile work environment. Oh has been absent from the popular hip-hop morning show ever since the airing of the infamous tsunami parody song, titled “USA for Indonesia,” enraged Asian Pacific Americans and listeners with its insensitive and racially inflammatory lyrics. www.imdiversity.com /Villages/Asian/arts_culture_media/pc_hot97_parody_0305.asp   (576 words)

Wal-Mart attempts to censor parody website The act of parody was no doubt political; it was not the use of copyrighted materials that threatened Wal-Mart, but rather the more radical implications that challenged the position of Wal-Mart within our society. The parody website caused people to question the power of Wal-Mart, global trade, and global capital in general. The goal was to make the parody look like it could be a real site from a company like Wal-Mart. www.walmart-foundation.org   (566 words)

P.A.R.O.D.Y. Even before the Columbine shootings, Parent's American Religious Organizations Defending Youth (P.A.R.O.D.Y.) was on the case, alerting parents to the dangers of GOTH culture, SATANISM and WITCHCRAFT (called "WICCA" by initiates). For example, even before college students Michael Williams, Joshua Leonard, Heather Donahue disappeared, we had protested to the dean of Montgomery College that WITCHCRAFT was being taught to students. P.A.R.O.D.Y. What are the worst dangers that threaten our children today? redmusic.com /goths   (303 words)

The Parody Pages - Original Humor and Fun The law regarding parody is based upon the "fair use" doctrine under the U.S. Copyright Act. The Parody Pages are best viewed at a resolution of 1024x768 or higher (800x600 works okay, anything less just sucks). The Parody Pages played an April Fools parody joke on the internet - It's called April's Totally Free Hummer Cam (it originally had real video - but it ate up too much bandwidth and had to be replaced with an animated.gif) Click here www.parody-pages.com   (351 words)

parody. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty: The trial was a parody of justice. A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. Music The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals. www.bartleby.com /61/94/P0079400.html   (130 words)

The Jack T. Chick Parody Archive Dungeons -- This is a parody of the Chick Tract "Dark Dungeons", which apparently is the single most parodied Chick Tract ever. The Brainwashed Generation -- A parody of "The Last Generation" done with art that's in a similar, minimalist style to South Park. Some "Bob" Loves me! -- A Subgenius inspired parody of "Somebody Loves Me", with artwork so close to Chick's that it's almost as scary. www.weirdcrap.com /chick/links.html   (875 words)

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