Remove topics satire
article thumbnail

Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Saturday Night Live

Plagiarism Today

With so many episodes and so many sketches, it should be no surprise that the writers of SNL once turned their satire toward the issue of plagiarism. The goal of comedy such as SNL is to satirize through exaggeration. That is precisely what happened in episode 18, season 29 of the show, which aired in May 2003.

article thumbnail

Iconic “Piracy Is a Crime” Domain Now Redirects to IT-Crowd Parody

TorrentFreak

One of the most iconic videos is without doubt the “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” campaign, which has proven to be a fertile breeding ground for memes and satire. This suggestion triggered a lot of responses but, before the topic could result in any action, someone else bought it.

Cinema 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Hong Kong - Public Consultation on Updating Copyright Regime

The IPKat

AI is currently the “hot topic” around the globe. The fact that the consultation paper refers AI as a “possible” topic for further discussion shows that there will be an ongoing need to update Hong Kong’s copyright protection regime to keep up with modern developments.

Copyright 122
article thumbnail

I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New York

The IP Law Blog

Likewise, a deceased performer’s digital replica may be used in parodies, satire, commentary, criticism, works of political or newsworthy value, and the like. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this topic on The Briefing from the IP Law Blog on YouTube at this link , and on their podcast at this link.

Privacy 85
article thumbnail

What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. One defence to copyright infringement is fair dealing for the purpose of parody or satire ( s.29 It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm. Possible Remedies? 29 of the Copyright Act ). However, United Airlines Inc.

article thumbnail

Florida and Its Amici Try to Justify Government Censorship in the 11th Circuit–NetChoice v. Moody

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Virtually every Internet service curates third-party content topically or thematically, such as message board topical threading. I assume this brief was meant as satire, like the Babylon Bee itself. I sure hope that’s satire, because otherwise that’s Orwellian AF. Babylon Bee. Institute for Free Speech.

article thumbnail

You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This ruling covers two key topics related to 512. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Because of these deficiencies, the court says: “The copyright note is not a DMCA notice under § 512. ” Cite to ISE v.

Fair Use 101