Parody or Satire? Threat To Sue JibJab

The Importance of writes "Internet multimedia producers JibJab have been getting a lot of attention recently for their version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" that pokes fun at Bush, Kerry and America in general. Now, JibJab is being threatened with a copyright lawsuit by the rights holders. They've already contacted EFF and there is an ongoing debate about whether the flash animation is protected parody or infringing satire."

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Re:Sold out for a buck

[Archangel Michael]

That doesn't matter. Sold out means sold out. The value of selling at the time was measured, not the future.

If you sell me a house today, and the law changes tomorrow in a way that seriously benifits me for that house, you cannot complain that you were ripped off or otherwise complain that it wasn't a fair deal. You sold out to me, the deal is done.

But I can see that you are a whiney little coward, who thinks one should not be held accountable for ANY adverse reprocussions for one's bad decisions.

The world is NOT fair, never was, never will be. Quit trying to make it fair, because you only make it worse.

Re:Did they listen to the original?

[maxpublic]

The Jury is still out on Gorge W. Bush

You must've missed it. The jury came in years ago. He's not only a pandering, filthy little snake like his father before him, but a cretin and a fucking loon as well.

Too bad that Kerry isn't much better.

Max

Re:Did they listen to the original?

[avgjoe62]

The Democratic part gave up being about the people along time ago. The DNC is not the party of FDR or even Jimmy Carter anymore although he is to stupid to see it. Farther the Republican part spent many years being run by assoholes and steered far from its roots as well. It was not untill the eighties where forward thinking men like Ronald Regan and Gorge H. Bush restored some of the real original direction of the GOPs historic great leaders like Lincoln and made it about personal responsibility and freedome to choose, then house republicans perverted that vision again durring the Clinton years. The Jury is still out on Gorge W. Bush, Its hard to tell when he has been forced into so many reactionary dicisions due to terror attacks and war. Still I will vote for him and have higher hopes he will someday respect my liberty and me as a person being capable of takeing care of myself and demanding my responsiblity . Kerry wants you to be dependant, he and his croneys want to stay in power by takeing yours away, he wants to decide how to spend the wealth you create. Bush wants to be powerful too but I think he would rather be a despit then playing on your fears a(') la Kerry. The Truth is we need to kickout most of Congress and I can't name a single senator I approve of its time to elect some turly independant conservatives or perhaps libraterians who will turely represent the people and protect the American ideal which really is Libraterian by todats standards. I want people who will take there direction from our preamble. Current the Republicans are bad but the Dems are worse. I know its cool to hate rebublicans but if you do then you had better hate the democrats as well unless you reall do whish you could have lived in soviate Russia. Where politicans vote on you :-). Keep in mind my homepage is what ever crazy stuff I got going on at BW at this instant. I use it more as a public servi

Spoken like a true Bush supporter...

Re:Sold out for a buck

[pottymouth]

Oh yeah, western Europe is doing so much better than the terrible capitalistic US!! Give me a break. Why not join your friends and leave us poor conservative capitalists alone with our new cars and houses. See ya!