A Prairie Home Prosecution
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Blogging, Dumb Things Said By Smart People
I like Garrison Keillor….when he’s not being a litigious whiner.
From the blog being sued, mnspeak:
I have no doubt about where I stand legally. Parody typically falls under Fair Use (or sometimes, the First Amendment), and this is clearly an instance of parody. There are a series of factors involved in the definition of parody, including this: it is probably parody unless a “reasonable person” could mistake the new work [the t-shirt] as the work of the copyright owner [Prairie Home Companion]. To claim copyright infringement would involve arguing (as the cease and desist letter below implies) that some lost soul could find their way to MNspeak.com, click through to the t-shirt, and ignore the message in bold that clearly says “WARNING: This shirt is not associated in any way with Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, MPR, The Fitzgerald, or, well, anything — it is PARODY.”In other words, Garrison Keillor would have to prove in court that Minnesotans are stupid.
Agreed. This is just dumb.
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September 16th, 2005 at 2:41 am
And furthermore…this is really, REALLY dumb.
I thought it should be said again.
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April 2nd, 2006 at 1:03 am
Hi,
I’m trying to find information on whether to refinance our adjustable rate mortgage to a fixed rate mortgage before interest rates go up again. Is it better to use a local bank or a national mortgage company to get the best deal. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill and Amy
April 10th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
Compare the mortgage terms and interest rates offered by various mortgage lenders. Even a slight difference in your interest rate can add up to thousands of dollars over the length of your mortgage.