For example, could Michael Jackson sue the Scary Movie makers?
Do the spoof makers have to pay a fee to the makers of the movies they are making fun of to 'use their film'? Like War of the Worlds in Scary Movie 4?
2007-02-15 02:38:40 · 7 answers · asked by Tina 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Parody is generally considered exempt from copyright law.
2007-02-15 02:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spoof movies get as close as they can to the barrier of being sued. They can mimic and make references from other films without paying copyrights as they arent accually copying the film.
If a spoof was make purely on one film and was based to closely to it, then yes they could be sued, but as you cant really watch a spof and compare it to the real ones then they get away with it.
With regards to Michael Jackson and those sort of jokes, then then play very near illegal. For example a music video by Eninem was very closely based on Michael Jacksons court case and activities he was accused of. Michael Jacksons team failed in a court case again Eninem.
Spoof Movies work in the very grey area of illegal or legal.
2007-02-15 02:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's all cleared long before the filming starts. And yes, permission is required for a lot of it.
Remember Back to the Future where Clint Eastwood's name was used? He gave his okay to do that. Just like George Lucas did with Mel Brook's spoof on Star Wars, Spaceballs.
2007-02-15 02:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plump Fiction do you comprehend what they call cockroaches in Algeria? Why the **** might each and each individual wanna comprehend that!? BQ: Vampires Suck - I chuckled purely as quickly as BQ2: one thousand! and distinctive of the comments "is that Heath Ledger?" lol, that guy is properly good, he rather nailed Ledger's overall performance, no longer as insanely deep, of direction, yet sooo deep, quite for a spoof, Batman looks type of stupid, yet easily, he looks that at lifeless night Knight, too, so i assume, the different guy nailed Bale to boot.
2016-12-17 16:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be able to sue them! It's not right to make fun of people!
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2007-02-15 06:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Stranger In Maine™♥ (Thriller) 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
MJ in scary movie is HILARIOUS! i wouldnt think that he would have given permission, though it didnt state that it was him...
2007-02-15 11:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by rock_angel3005 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-15 02:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by L 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋