A Few Sightings

queen_and_weirdal_fan · Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:45 pm

Wow! I just saw that Al in Talent on Fuse! Awesome!

Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:53 am

algonacchick @ Jul 18 2005, 06:01 AM wrote: The pic they used looked familiar, too. I don't think it was from the Mothership, so that's cool. I just liked that he was the al in talent.

Hey! New slogan: You can't spell talent without Al. Whaddya think?

If Fuse wants to use Al's picture, that's completely different from one of us using his picture. For one thing, it puts him on TV in a good context. For another, they prob'ly get permission and maybe even pay him for its use.

Post by **algonacchick** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:57 am

Very true, since it is a music channel. I know I've seen the pic they used, I just can't place it. Anyway, I thought it was cool, not only that they used that pic, but also how they used it.

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:17 am

Well we couldnt use it becuase it was for profit, I would assume the rules for tv are different. I cant think of the wording, but isn't a celebrity like public domain?

Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:59 am

No! Even after they die, their estates can determine how their image is used.

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:40 pm

So they would have to ask everytime they used his image? It doesnt seem like they would go through that much trouble. Like when he was the Unabomber on SNL, they had to ask?

Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:21 pm

The law seems to be evolving. Here's a newspaper article about it.

Post by **Driew_La_27** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:34 pm

Hmm interesting....

CatraDhtem · Post by **CatraDhtem** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:47 pm

minnick27 @ Jul 31 2005, 09:40 AM wrote: So they would have to ask everytime they used his image? It doesnt seem like they would go through that much trouble. Like when he was the Unabomber on SNL, they had to ask?

It's been a while since I've seen that clip, but I don't seem to recall them actually using Al's image. I think the gag was that the Unabomber sketch looked so much like Al that they didn't even need to compare the two, but like I said it's been a while since I last watched that bit.

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:31 pm

Ok, then the Craig Kilborn bit about downgrading Al from "weird to slightly unusual"