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i have to write 250 page satire thing, what topic could i write about? i need ideas

2007-03-08 01:56:34 · 3 answers · asked by Other Man 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Satire and parody have served for generations as a means of criticizing public figures, exposing political injustice, communicating social ideologies, and pursuing such artistic ends as literary criticism. Satirists usually find themselves subjected in turn to criticism, contempt and, sometimes, lawsuits.

The First Amendment protects satire and parody as a form of free speech and expression. Questions that have arisen in case law concerning libel, emotional distress and copyright infringement are discussed in the relevant cases below.

ONE EXAMPLE: Hustler Magazine, Inc. et al. v. Jerry Falwell
In this case from the 1980s, a well-known minister, the Rev. Jerry Falwell, sued Hustler for an advertisement parody that portrayed him as having had a drunken sexual encounter with his mother in an outhouse. The parody was a spoof on a series of ads for Campari Liqueur. In small print at the bottom of the ad were the words, “ad parody — not to be taken seriously.” The table of contents for that issue of the magazine listed the ad as “Fiction; Ad and Personality Parody.” Falwell sued for libel, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Creators of parody may be faced with questions of copyright infringement. In this 1994 decision, the Supreme Court held that a commercial parody may be a “fair use” in accordance with Section 107 of the Copyright Act, as a defense against an accusation of copyright infringement.

ONE MORE EXAMPLE: Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books USA
Penguin Books published a poetic account of the O.J. Simpson trial in a book titled, The Cat NOT in the Hat! A Parody by Dr. Juice. The 9th Circuit held that the book did not parody The Cat in the Hat, but simply retold the Simpson story. Therefore, there was no fair-use defense, and the book was deemed a copyright infringement.

2007-03-08 02:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Global warming. > You could suggest getting rid of /all/ internal combustion engines and converting cars into sedan-like bicycles; kind of like the Flinstones, except using pedals instead of feet. Cars would be lighter once the useless engines were removed along with the other steel reinforcements that will no longer be necessary since no car accident will ever occur at more than 20mph. > Stop the reproduction of cows and eat the remaining living cow population; since it is said that they are worse for global warming than cars. > And then use all of the employees that lost their jobs from the previous examples to power the country by spinning windmills with their hands to generate energy.

2016-03-28 23:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

why we should be able to drink and drive,,,,

why we should be able to carry a weapons to school

2007-03-08 02:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0 0

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