A variation on this: could Jack Lemmon have successfully sued saying that Gil Gunderson is a lot like him, even though it's very clearly his character from Glengarry Glen Ross?
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> wrote: > His likeness, however, does not belong to Scorsese or the studio to do > with as they please. > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Season 4 in 1991 according to Deadline. > > > > Isn't parody protected fairly well under US fair use copyright law? And > > anyway, doesn't the Goodfellas character belong to Scorsese or the > studio? > > > > I assume the acting work has seriously dried up someone to try this! > > > > > > Adam > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I don't know the exact date Louie first appeared, but it sure as hell > >> wasn't last week, month, year, nor decade. > >> > >> I look forward to the estate of Edward G. Robinson's lawsuit next. > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Frank Sivero contends Jim Brooks was "highly aware" of the actor and > his > >>> role as Frankie Carbone in GoodFellas, and deliberately modeled the > sitcom's > >>> character Louie after him... he seeks $250mil from Fox et al, but > Dominic > >>> Patten on Deadline (link) wonders if the film's writer and director > will > >>> have something to say about this... > >>> > >>> B > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
