World of Weird Al Yankovic

Okay, probably not. Still, check out the last paragraph of this article on Fox's recent lame lawsuit against a new book by "Not so Weird" Al Franken. It seems a Fox spokesman has his sights on our OWN Al!



http://www.nynewsday.com/nyc-fran0823,0 ... lines-left



Yikes! And that guy who played Grandpa Munster better watch out, too!



Maybe they're thinking of suing Al because of the "Next week on Fox watch lions eat Christians" line in CP! Probably because he stole one of their ideas for a future reality show!



Meadows

Wow, that last paragraph makes it scary. Fox, it's called a sense of humor.



-CindyBob

Don't worry. The point that was being made, was that they aren't going after Al Franken because he's Al Franken, but because he infringed, they alledge, their copyright.

Don't worry. The point that was being made, was that they aren't going after Al Franken because he's Al Franken, but because he infringed, they alledge, their copyright.

Of course, Fox's lawyers should have been sharp enough to know that Mr. Franken's use of their "copyright" also falls under the banner of Parody and Satire, which is legally protected in this country. It's the same reason our Al can't be sued for doing song parodies of other artists' work, even if some may later claim (like that rapper with the crazy hair did) that they never gave permission in the first place. It was a slam-dunk win for Franken from the word "go". All Fox succeeded in doing was giving the book free publicity and getting more copies of it sold!



Shoot, I think I may buy a copy!



Meadows

Of course, Fox's lawyers should have been sharp enough to know that Mr. Franken's use of their "copyright" also falls under the banner of Parody and Satire

Well, that's obviously the defense. But there is more to it than that. As a Fox viewer I have heard about it. At least one side of it.



And with that, I fear we may tread into dangerous, non-Al related, waters...

Jawohl... this topic is like a transport in the mid-Atlantic in 1942...



Should we lock it?

Not yet. I think MrMeadows and I can behave ourselves (for once) others may have our-Al related remarks.

Speaking of lawsuits, is J. Lo still "angry" at Al for that lyric in CP? I bet she hasn't even heard the song, and I'm 99% positive it was a media-created thing but any news on that?

JLo has a lot of other things to be mad about, like her fiance's alleged fooling around (not that she's a saint, either). I think the lawyer mentioned Al just because of the fact that his name was Al. Come to think of it, maybe he DID steal their idea for a new show! *runs over to protect her favorite accordian player*

JLo has a lot of other things to be mad about, like her fiance's alleged fooling around (not that she's a saint, either)

And Gigli.