Moral Rights and reuse permission

From: Paul Robinson <PAUL[_at_]tdr.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:29:03 -0500 (EST)

From: Paul Robinson <PAUL[_at_]TDR.COM>
Organization: Tansin A. Darcos & Company, Silver Spring, MD USA

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> The Berne convention provides for the incorporation into
> national law of the integrity and paternity rights.
>
> One possible way that the integrity right may be used is to
> prevent parodies of works. For example, it is generally
> accepted that if someone attempted to release that parody of
> the Michael Jackson song (I forget who did it but it was
> called "Eat It") under current UK legislation, the composer of
> the original song would have been able to prevent its release
> because it was a derogotary treatment even if his publisher
> had granted a licence.

It was "Wierd Al Yankovic" and - while I might be wrong - I was under the impression that he did have permission.

What is interesting is that Luther Campbell, famous of the Campbell v. Acuff Rose "Pretty Woman" parody case, released a song called "Banned in the USA," commenting on court decisions that his song "As Nasty As they Want to Be" was obscene, used the music from Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" and that Springsteen gave his permission for the use.

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