>At the same time, I suspect Weird Al scrupulously acquires whatever
>permissions he can before releasing his song parodies. The man's an awfully
>visible lawsuit target otherwise. I've never looked at my CD sleeves to see
>if there's licensing indicated on them or not.
>From what I understand (from an interview) he is making a parodies, BUT he
is usually scrupulous about asking the ORIGINAL ARTISTS for verbal
permission to avoid bad feelings. That song by Coolio ("Gangsta Paradise"?)
that he made into "Amish Paradise" was one where he supposedly slipped up
and somebody forgot to ask. Supposedly Coolio was hopping mad, by Wierd Al
basically said "sorry" and continued selling it.
What a DAMN funny song.
Faust
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