Demi Moore is missing a hip... or her entire torso?

What she deserves for marrying Nikon's spokeshole!!

yogestee wrote in post #9077664
Not in this thread but does the very bad cut and paste breach copyright.. How does the photographer feel about this??

In the linked news items? Not at all. Editorial comment, including reprinting the object of the comment, is firmly in the middle of "fair use." In a case like this, it doesn't matter what the photographer feels about it--the law specifically excepts editorial comment.

Have you ever heard the musical parodies "Weird Al" Yankovic? The only thing that keeps them from being blatant copyright infringements is the fact that they are parodies, and the "parody" is specifically identified by the law as being excepted.

RDKirk wrote in post #9078749
In the linked news items? Not at all. Editorial comment, including reprinting the object of the comment, is firmly in the middle of "fair use." In a case like this, it doesn't matter what the photographer feels about it--the law specifically excepts editorial comment.

Have you ever heard the musical parodies "Weird Al" Yankovic? The only thing that keeps them from being blatant copyright infringements is the fact that they are parodies, and the "parody" is specifically identified by the law as being excepted.

Al actually gets permission from the artist before doing the parady. I saw a Biography on him a few weeks back and I think Eminem is the only one that has refused. But he does get permission firsts.

duane0524 wrote in post #9080080
Al actually gets permission from the artist before doing the parady. I saw a Biography on him a few weeks back and I think Eminem is the only one that has refused. But he does get permission firsts.

But he doesn't have to.

Moreover, the artists themselves don't always own the copyright, but Al's interest is in maintaining a relationship with the artist and he makes a point of contacting the artist--not necessarily the corporation that owns the copyright.

Cool thread. Thanks for posting this!

Jon.