Re: UK ban on parodies?

Eugene Volokh wrote:
>
> Is that true? The end of parody (unless authorized by the
> parodee), at least in the UK? Say it ain't so, Father William!

There has never been a defence to copyright infringement under UK law that the derivative work is a parody. If the parody reproduces a substantial part of the original then permission is needed from the copyright owner.

The change now is that, even if the copyright owner has given permission, you may fall foul of the author's moral rights.

sean

Sean Kyle-Price
<sean[_at_]southern.com> Received on Tue Nov 29 1994 - 17:03:43 GMT