Re: Question for Group Lawyers....

"Derek Homsberg" wrote:

Here's a corrolary: Can a songwriter or recording artist prevent a parody
of their song? In other words, does Weird Al need permission from anyone
other than paying the applicable license fees?

It would depend on whether he parodies the work itself, adapts it to parody
something else or, in fact, if it's a parody at all (e.g. "Another one rides
the bus").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#Fair_use_and_parody

FWIW, I've heard that by getting permission, artists can negotiate a lower
royalty than the compulsory rate.

David


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