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Carol Burnett Suing "Family Guy"
Carol Burnett is suing "Family Guy" for alleged infringement of her staple "ear tug" in one of their episodes. However, I think that this raises many questions regarding fair use, parodies, and satires. The producers of "Family Guy" initially asked Burnett if they could use her show's theme song in one of their episodes; they were denied permission. Supposedly, "Family Guy" then decided to poke fun at her "ear tug" in place of using the song in the episode. Nevertheless, the use of the song may fall within fair use given the nature of the show but it will be interesting to see how the case resolves.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/19/television.burnett.reut/index.html
Posted by at March 19, 2007 10:16 PM
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