Some thread about the law surrounding parody

[apsham]

Back to the whole Scott Rogers thing - as far as I can tell the last game the dude worked on was Darksiders, and beside that everything else has been a kids game on the DS or some shit like that.

All he does is publish at THQ - doubt very much that he'd be contacting anyone for a job doing.. whatever the hell it is SP is claiming.

Actually, no - it's impossible and another frigging busted lie.

[Gazz]

The one key question that hasn't been asked yet is "what do you do if you want Hardcore Holly to not come todays show?"

You tell us or the New York Times

[King Ellis]

Does anyone remember when WWE supposedly threatened all the efeds?

[Serious Parody]

Seriously, what the fucking fuck. I'm asking you a question about your game. Please address it.

No I won't address it.

Edited November 20, 2011 by Serious Parody

[Lineker]

Seriously, what the fucking fuck. I'm asking you a question about your game. Please address it.

No.

You're a dick.

EDIT - no, you're a cunt.

Edited November 20, 2011 by CraigTitaniumDrankMyGerbil

[Dan]

Does anyone remember when WWE supposedly threatened all the efeds?

Haha yes,

Was anyone here in AJ's old efed RAW? I imagine so.

I loved the little avatar thingys.

Edited November 20, 2011 by McDanlad's

[Maxx]

Can't we just treat him like the angry birds shilling bots and ban him?

[Dan]

Can't we just treat him like the angry bird shilling bots and ban him?

No, this is more fun

[NobBe Nobbs]

Seriously, what the fucking fuck. I'm asking you a question about your game. Please address it.

No I won't address it.

You're a prick, fuck right off.

[hugobomb]

Does anyone remember when WWE supposedly threatened all the efeds?

Or when they supposedly sent a C&D toAdam Jennins when he was making Promotion Wars 2?

[Guest JukeboxHero]

Parody falls under fair use, correct?

[tenaciousg]

Parody falls under fair use, correct?

True, but there's a difference between parodying something and having a big guy who looks like Kane circa 2001, just in blue clothes and named Able in your game.

[Beefus of Bethesda]

Parody falls under fair use, correct?

You need to go.

[Beefus of Bethesda]

Move along folks, Nothing to see here.

Edited November 20, 2011 by Beefus of Canada

[C-MIL]

In fairness, and this isn't devil's advocacy, it's not his responsibility to notify trademark holders of his intent to infringe on their intellectual property.

It's his responsibility to not infringe on their intellectual property.

[King Ellis]

Charging $10 and however many dollars more for DLC falls under fair use, correct?

[Lineker]

It makes money from characters which are over the line of being similar parodies of WWE property, without their permission.

[Dan]

Parody falls under fair use, correct?

Can we bin you while we're at it?

[Mick]

Parody falls under fair use, correct?

This isn't parody though. What the hell is it a parody of? A parody provides a commentary on the subject matter. This doesn't do that at all.

Of course, that's in the United States. According to British Law:

Under existing copyright legislation (principally the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), "There is currently no exception which covers the creation of parodies, caricatures or pastiches". Parodies of works protected by copyright require the consent or permission of the copyright owner, unless they fall under existing fair use/fair dealing exceptions:

the part of the underlying work is not 'substantial'

the use of the underlying work falls within the fair dealing exception for "criticism, review and news reporting"

enforcement of copyright is contrary to the public interest.

Anybody else hear a toilet flushing?

[Lineker]

If either of them went as a result of this thread, it would mean something good could come from all this.