Funny that whenever the Governor is away, Meghan just can't help but put her foot in her mouth while acting as Sarah's paid national press spokes-robot. Perhaps Meghan just needs a sincere and meaningful hug? And maybe a nap.(this image is intended as PARODY and as such is covered under US copyright fair use laws -- since it is PARODY, nothing PERSONAL is intended or implied. The opinion above is socio-political commentary and as such is covered by the US First Amendment right to free speech. And besides, I just think it's a cute image. Meg wooks sweepy)
OMG this is f*cking brilliant!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm stealing the pic and linking back to this post!
By the way -- there's nothing in fair use laws that protects parody. (believe me, I know.)
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely wrong, Spinn. So no, I don't believe that you know. If you'd like the citations proving so I can do it but I'd suggest that YOU need to get up to speed with DMCA and standard copyright law, including recent supreme court rulings regarding parody.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
-Laz
I lived through it, ten years ago.
ReplyDeleteAnother popular misconception is "I'm not making money off it, so it's okay." Also not true.
No actually -- okay. Let me revise that. I can't say there's *nothing* in free use laws that protects parody. What I mean is, there isn't a bit where the law says "Parody is okay", and then any time you write a parody you're free and clear.
ReplyDeleteWhat I mean is, parody is not explicitly an acceptable Free Use. If you write/create a parody, and the owner of the original material objects, they can rightfully take you to court, and then the court would decide whether your parody fits under Free Use. But it's not a clear cut Get Out Of Lawsuit Free card, in the way your caption disclaimer seems to suggest.
Spinn, I hear what you're saying, but I disagree. Laws and rulings over fair usage (as opposed to "free use" as you say) have changed in the past decade. You are correct to say that is NOT a free pass and yes the original copyright holders of the images COULD sue me if they chose to do so, but it is highly unlikely they ever will.
ReplyDelete-Laz