Penny Arcade vs. American Greetings

ferrocene writes "Penny Arcade's American Mcgee/Strawberry Shortcake spoof posted last Monday was pulled because someone at American Greetings got wind of it and set their lawyers on them. PA's forums are abuzz with activity. I'm pro-funny, myself."

Comments

Re:I'm pro funny too...

[Glyndwr]

You've missed the actual joke the comic was making. Read the news item for this quote that explains it:

'My take on McGee/McFarlane:

'Making something gross or sexual or both is probably the easiest thing in the world to do. Just look at the margins of any 7th graders homework. You will find plenty of doodles on par with anything McGee has produced. American has said that his new game OZ will stay fairly true to the books but it will be "darker". It's sad that is the best he can come up with. American has the opportunity to take these well known and loved stories and re-imagine them for the world of video games, a medium with unlimited possibilities. When he made Alice I gave him credit for taking the story in a new direction even if it wasn't a terribly interesting one. Now with OZ he's doing the same thing and it shows that Alice was not some creative masterpiece. This guy is just a pervert and this is all he knows how to do. It's like he has some kind of huge fucking machine. Beloved stories and characters go in one side and junior high quality goth crap comes out the other.Yeah, Yeah McGee, we all know you are very angry. You should save yourself some fucking time and just wear a T-shirt that says "I am dark and brooding".'

(Quoting Gabe)

Re:Fair Use

[OneEyedApe]

The "Strawberry Shortcake" image used by Penny Arcade bears scant resembalance to the original.

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo= 25644&size=big&papass=&sort=1&thecat=5 32
http://www.fsu.edu/~womenst/Strawberry%20shortcake .gif