Frank Jacobs’ parody lyrics to popular songs, as published in MAD, were the focus of a 1964 court case that established that parody is considered “fair use.” (Berlin v. E.C. Publications, Inc.)
The Supreme Court just today issued a ruling that certain uses of computer code can be considered “fair use.” (Google LLC v. Oracle America) > On Apr 5, 2021, at 6:37 PM, danny burstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Twitter] > > MAD Magazine > @MADmagazine > There aren't words to express our sadness at the passing of MAD Magazine > writer Frank Jacobs. One of MAD's most prolific writers, Frank set the > standard in satire and parody for six decades. MAD would not be MAD without > him. R.I.P. 1929-2021 > > https://twitter.com/MADmagazine/status/1379244565891227652 > _____________________________________________________ > Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key > [email protected] > [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wnndl/52644492-7298-41B3-97FF-9802E04DCE68%40ellwanger.tv.
