RSS
Judge Sides With Ben Stein Over Yoko Ono In Fair Use Dispute
from the imagine-copyright-made-sense dept
Back in April, we covered the dispute between Yoko Ono and the controversial Ben Stein movie Expelled. Ono was upset that the movie used a snippet of John Lennon's Imagine for criticism purposes. While the movie has many problems, and given the controversial nature of the subject matter, one can understand why Ono doesn't want the song used in the movie -- that doesn't mean she had a legal leg to stand on. As we noted, it seemed pretty clear that the movie makers were very much on the right side of the law, and now a judge has agreed. In turning down Ono's request for an injunction against the movie, the judge noted that the defendants were likely to prevail using a "fair use" defense.
6 Comments | Leave a Comment..
If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...
- Disney And Warner Bros. Prepare To Fight Over Who Owns The Public Domain Wizard Of Oz
- Dutch Government: Make European Copyright Exceptions More Flexible
- Protecting The Artists? Disney's Marvel Uses Copyright To Crush Already Broke Ghost Rider Creator
- How Does The Penalty For 'Content Theft' Match Up With Similar 'Crimes'?
- Big News: Germany Says It Won't Sign ACTA [Update: ... Yet]
Reader Comments (rss)
(Flattened / Threaded)
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
that's just not RIGHT..... funny, but WICKED
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Ono>No
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Is there ANY dispute between Stein and Ono where Stein would lose? The title kinda says it all, I think!
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
And Ono's retort
Played to the tune of fingernails on a chalk board.
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Re:
Everything, she tells you, drowning in tears as she complains that it isn't enough!
ttfn
John
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Add Your Comment