| family guy episode [message #253337] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 19:02 |
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in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and the
half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in breach of
some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253338 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 19:23 |
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On 2006-04-26 13:02:39 -0400, "mewthree" <paul [at] mewthree.plus.com> said:
> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and
> the half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in
> breach of some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
Family Guy is anything but PC. But they skewer everyone equally.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253339 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 19:36 |
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Zolak of Twylo <dannythomas [at] walnuts.com> writes:
>Family Guy is anything but PC. But they skewer everyone equally.
Even the scientologists? ;)
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Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253340 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 20:01 |
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"mewthree" <paul [at] mewthree.plus.com> wrote in message =
news:PIN3g.20882$tc.2659 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
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It's satire. They are protected by the First Amendment (at least in the =
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253343 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 21:58 |
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"mewthree" <paul [at] mewthree.plus.com> wrote in message
news:PIN3g.20882$tc.2659 [at] fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and the
> half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in breach of
> some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
>
Parody is protected speech in the U.S.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253346 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 22:50 |
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Philip Lewis wrote:
> Zolak of Twylo <dannythomas [at] walnuts.com> writes:
> >Family Guy is anything but PC. But they skewer everyone equally.
> Even the scientologists? ;)
Probably, but South Park did it first :-)
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253359 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 01:38 |
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mewthree wrote:
> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter
> and the half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they
> are in breach of some copy write
Nope. As others have said, parody is considered protected speech in the
US.
> and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC sucks.
Catherine Johnson.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253388 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 09:48 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:02:39 GMT, "mewthree" <paul [at] mewthree.plus.com>
wrote:
>in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and the
>half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in breach of
>some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
>
It's satire, so it's OK.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253389 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 09:48 |
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On 26 Apr 2006 13:36:07 -0400, Philip Lewis
<flip+ [at] andrew.SeeEmmYou.EeeDeeYou> wrote:
>Zolak of Twylo <dannythomas [at] walnuts.com> writes:
>>Family Guy is anything but PC. But they skewer everyone equally.
>Even the scientologists? ;)
That's South Park, who parodied Family Guy.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #253399 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 10:34 |
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Philip Lewis wrote:
> Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
Lemme see if I remember anything from my college German... this means
"I have no idea what that meant, or if it was true."
Close?
Dave
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| Re: family guy episode [message #254101 ] |
Do, 04 Mai 2006 09:49 |
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Fish Eye no Miko schrieb:
> It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC sucks.
Couldn't agree more.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261848 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:15 |
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mewthree wrote:
> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and the
> half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in breach of
> some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
The name "Harry Potter" cannot protected by copyright. It's just a
name, and a fair number of people in real life have that name. Titles
in the form "Harry Potter and the . . ." may be protected by trademark,
but I doubt that they could be protected by copyright. What is
protected by copyright is the specific and distinctive content of the
book, such as sentences (at least the longest and most distinctive
ones), paragraphs, etc. Extracts from the copyright-protected content
can still be quoted with sufficient acknowledgement, but may not be
reused as if they were someone else's work. But even if the format of
the titles could be copyrighted, parody tends to be allowed (in the US,
home of The Family Guy) as "fair use".
As for protection by trademark, that means that someone who doesn't own
the mark can't use the mark to disguise their work as part of a line of
products that goes with the mark. It doesn't mean that you can't refer
to it in a joke.
Please don't be too quick to assume that such things are prohibited by
law. Modern intellectual property laws are bad enough without anyone
making up additional restrictions beyond those actually in effect.
--
Alex Clark
Mortal doom drivel (an anagram rejected by Tom Riddle)
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261849 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:26 |
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Alex Clark wrote:
> mewthree wrote:
>
>>in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter and the
>>half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they are in breach of
>>some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct tittle.
>
>
> The name "Harry Potter" cannot protected by copyright. It's just a
> name, and a fair number of people in real life have that name. Titles
> in the form "Harry Potter and the . . ." may be protected by trademark,
> but I doubt that they could be protected by copyright. What is
> protected by copyright is the specific and distinctive content of the
> book, such as sentences (at least the longest and most distinctive
> ones), paragraphs, etc. Extracts from the copyright-protected content
> can still be quoted with sufficient acknowledgement, but may not be
> reused as if they were someone else's work. But even if the format of
> the titles could be copyrighted, parody tends to be allowed (in the US,
> home of The Family Guy) as "fair use".
>
> As for protection by trademark, that means that someone who doesn't own
> the mark can't use the mark to disguise their work as part of a line of
> products that goes with the mark. It doesn't mean that you can't refer
> to it in a joke.
>
> Please don't be too quick to assume that such things are prohibited by
> law. Modern intellectual property laws are bad enough without anyone
> making up additional restrictions beyond those actually in effect.
>
In South Park, when one of the kids decides to play Harry Potter instead
of Lord of the Rings, Cartman says, "Go ahead and play
Harry-Butthead-Pussy-Potter!"
Heehee, probably not protected, but good for a laugh, even from a Harry
Potter fan. :D
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261850 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:31 |
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Moon escribió:
> Fish Eye no Miko schrieb:
>
>> It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC sucks.
>
> Couldn't agree more.
What's PC?
TIA
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261851 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:34 |
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drusilla wrote:
> Moon escribió:
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>> Fish Eye no Miko schrieb:
>>
>>> It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC
>>> sucks.
>>
>>
>> Couldn't agree more.
>
>
> What's PC?
>
> TIA
PC = Politically Correct
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261856 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:59 |
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DM escribió:
> drusilla wrote:
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>> Moon escribió:
>>
>>> Fish Eye no Miko schrieb:
>>>
>>>> It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC
>>>> sucks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Couldn't agree more.
>>
>>
>> What's PC?
>>
>> TIA
>
> PC = Politically Correct
O... thanks.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261866 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 03:28 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:38:46 -0700, "Fish Eye no Miko"
<fisheye [at] deadmoon.circus> wrote:
>It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC sucks.
Yep. I've always preferred a mac myself.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261871 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 05:46 |
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Alex Clark wrote:
> mewthree wrote:
>> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter
>> and the half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they
>> are in breach of some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct
>> tittle.
>
> The name "Harry Potter" cannot protected by copyright. It's just a
> name, and a fair number of people in real life have that name. Titles
> in the form "Harry Potter and the . . ." may be protected by
> trademark, but I doubt that they could be protected by copyright.
> What is protected by copyright is the specific and distinctive
> content of the book, such as sentences (at least the longest and most
> distinctive ones), paragraphs, etc. Extracts from the
> copyright-protected content can still be quoted with sufficient
> acknowledgement, but may not be reused as if they were someone else's
> work. But even if the format of the titles could be copyrighted,
> parody tends to be allowed (in the US, home of The Family Guy) as
> "fair use".
>
> As for protection by trademark, that means that someone who doesn't
> own the mark can't use the mark to disguise their work as part of a
> line of products that goes with the mark. It doesn't mean that you
> can't refer to it in a joke.
>
> Please don't be too quick to assume that such things are prohibited by
> law. Modern intellectual property laws are bad enough without anyone
> making up additional restrictions beyond those actually in effect.
Yeap definitely *not* copyright infringement. You'll need to use a quite big
chunk of the book for that. Slander maybe, if it wasn't an obvious parody.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261882 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 09:55 |
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On Thu, 4 May 2006 22:46:53 -0500, "Here in Minnesota"
<neverwillicheckthis [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>Alex Clark wrote:
>> mewthree wrote:
>>> in this episode "Peter Griffin"writes a book called "Harry potter
>>> and the half black chick". Don't know about you but i think they
>>> are in breach of some copy write and dosen't sound like a PC correct
>>> tittle.
>>
>> The name "Harry Potter" cannot protected by copyright. It's just a
>> name, and a fair number of people in real life have that name. Titles
>> in the form "Harry Potter and the . . ." may be protected by
>> trademark, but I doubt that they could be protected by copyright.
>> What is protected by copyright is the specific and distinctive
>> content of the book, such as sentences (at least the longest and most
>> distinctive ones), paragraphs, etc. Extracts from the
>> copyright-protected content can still be quoted with sufficient
>> acknowledgement, but may not be reused as if they were someone else's
>> work. But even if the format of the titles could be copyrighted,
>> parody tends to be allowed (in the US, home of The Family Guy) as
>> "fair use".
>>
>> As for protection by trademark, that means that someone who doesn't
>> own the mark can't use the mark to disguise their work as part of a
>> line of products that goes with the mark. It doesn't mean that you
>> can't refer to it in a joke.
>>
>> Please don't be too quick to assume that such things are prohibited by
>> law. Modern intellectual property laws are bad enough without anyone
>> making up additional restrictions beyond those actually in effect.
>
>Yeap definitely *not* copyright infringement. You'll need to use a quite big
>chunk of the book for that. Slander maybe, if it wasn't an obvious parody.
>
Well, she can always get back by making a parody of them who poopie
everywhere.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261898 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 16:35 |
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"DM" <dm1498 [at] {REMOVE}gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ccw6g.16013$P65.4088 [at] southeast.rr.com...
> drusilla wrote:
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>> Moon escribió:
>>
>>> Fish Eye no Miko schrieb:
>>>
>>>> It's _Family Guy_, dude, they've never been PC. Thank God, too; PC
>>>> sucks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Couldn't agree more.
>>
>>
>> What's PC?
>>
>> TIA
>
> PC = Politically Correct
PC is no longer PC. The new term is Bureaucratic Suitability (BS for short).
Pass it on.
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| Re: family guy episode [message #261900 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 16:58 |
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In article <0pJ6g.314818$BL7.96324 [at] fe09.news.easynews.com>,
"BaJoRi" <bajori [at] cbg.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> What's PC?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >
> > PC = Politically Correct
>
> PC is no longer PC. The new term is Bureaucratic Suitability (BS for short).
> Pass it on.
LOFL!
that's gold! Can we keep it?
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"just add chocolate and serve"
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| Re: family guy episode [message #262430 ] |
Sa, 06 Mai 2006 03:08 |
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DM wrote:
> drusilla wrote:
> > What's PC?
> >
> > TIA
>
> PC = Politically Correct
Which is sometimes a roundabout way of saying "politically
unacceptable: you're supposed to be against it because we call it PC".
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Alex Clark
I am odd troll mover (an anagram rejected by Tom Riddle)
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