What golideblox v. beastie boys taught us about copyright parody and advertising
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This document summarizes a legal case involving Goldieblox and the Beastie Boys and discusses fair use laws regarding use of copyrighted works in advertisements. It outlines that for use of another's work to be considered fair use, it must transform the original work and be for purposes of criticism or commentary rather than just for attention. Commercial uses weigh against fair use, but can be allowed if sufficiently transformative. The document analyzes similar court cases and concludes that ads face an uphill battle in claiming fair use and most companies would not want the publicity of a legal battle, as defending fair use can be expensive even if the use is legally right.
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- 1. Mini Law Lesson What Goldieblox v. Beastie Boys Taught Us Brian Heidelberger bheidelb@winston.com Twitter @briheidelberger Info @ www.winston.com/bheidelberger
- 2. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER • I am not your attorney. • This is not legal advice. • …. This is only a parody of legal advice 2
- 4. The Law • Use of another’s work without permission can only be legal if it’s a “fair use” • Purpose of use needs to transform the original and be criticism or commentary, rather than attention getting • Commercial nature of an ad weighs against “fair use” • More “transformative” the less the commercial nature matters 4
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- 6. Cases Finding Ad “Fair Use” 6
- 7. Cases Finding Ad Not Fair Use 7
- 8. Cases Finding Ad Not Fair Use 8
- 9. Cases Finding Ad Not Fair Use 9
- 10. Who Would Have Won? 10
- 11. Teachings 1. Be careful you will likely get a complaint 2. Research property owner 3. Ads face an uphill battle 4. Use must comment or criticize the original work – not just use it because its cool 5. Key stakeholders should sign off on risk 6. Most won’t get Goldieblox-style publicity 7. Legal battles are expensive – even if you are right 11
- 12. Follow me on Twitter @BriHeidelberger 12
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