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MST3K Rightsholders Sue Over Theater Commentary

Posted by timothy on from the no-that-is-not-your-style-because-it-is-ours dept.

An anonymous reader writes "How can people who parody people sue people who parody them? Mr. Sinus is being sued by Best Brains Inc. the owners of the rights to Mystery Science Theatre 3000 because they are using a name/format that is too similar to their own. Here is the story." Evil thought: Apple should include a "three silhouettes yakking on merged soundtrack" mode in iMovie.

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  1. Frosty Ps0t by RumpRoast · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah baby.

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    My Ass hurts.
  2. Naming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Someone should really write a book on this, something like 'Naming Stuff For Dummies'... Oh wait!

  3. Re:live performances are different by kfg · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    No licensing / royaltees are required for live performances.

    You are woefully incorrect, as you can find by simply reading the copyright notice on any play, sheet music and most recordings.

    Either ASCAP or BMI is the group responsible for collecting performance royalties in the United States, and if you think the RIAA are royal bastards you've never dealt with the ASCAP sharks. Those guys will actually try to collect royalties from you for pointedly not playing any music that they represent.

    In most case it is the house that pays the royaltie fees though. Look for the little ASCAP decal on the door as you enter the venue.

    But if you are a street performer and play a Beatles tune you are vilolating copyright law and owe money for having done so.

    KFG

  4. REMEMBER THE ALAMO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In the middle of the earth in the land of the Shire
    lives a brave little hobbit whom we all admire.
    With his long wooden pipe,
    fuzzy, wolly toes,
    he lives in a hobbit-hole and everybody knows him

    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    He's only three feet tall
    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    The bravest little hobbit of them all

    Now hobbits are a peace-lovin' folks you know
    They don't like to hurry and they take things slow
    They don't like to travel away from home
    They just want to eat and be left alone
    But one day Bilbo was asked to go
    on a big adventure to the caves below,
    to help some dwarves get back their gold
    that was stolen by a dragon in the days of old.

    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    He's only three feet tall
    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    The bravest little hobbit of them all

    Well he fought with the goblins!
    He battled a troll!!
    He riddled with Gollum!!!
    A magic ring he stole!!!!
    He was chased by wolves!!!!!
    Lost in the forest!!!!!!
    Escaped in a barrel from the elf-king's halls!!!!!!!

    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    The bravest little hobbit of them all

    Now he's back in his hole in the land of the Shire,
    that brave little hobbit whom we all admire,
    just a-sittin' on a treasure of silver and gold
    a-puffin' on his pipe in his hobbit-hole.

    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    He's only three feet tall
    Bilbo! Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins
    The bravest little hobbit of them all

  5. Mr. Throat to sue Mr. Sinus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I dont know, but the other day, my sinus got in an arguement with my throat and now they are going to sue each other. Want a free iPod? go to here: http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=8566 500

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  7. I thought this site was for Linux advocacy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Evil thought: Apple should include a "three silhouettes yakking on merged soundtrack" mode in iMovie."

    Who gives a rat's ass what Apple is doing with their proprietary software?