Yoko Ono, record companies drop suits against "Expelled"
Great news! Both the federal-court and state-court copyright infringement lawsuits against Premise Media, the producer of the movie "Expelled," have been dropped.
There once was a lady named Yoko,
who had a mind that was quite loco.
When she tried to sue,
she later did rue,
'cause the lawyers she faced were pro bono.
There once was a lady named Yoko,
who had a mind that was quite loco.
When she tried to sue,
she later did rue,
'cause the lawyers she faced were pro bono.
Labels: Yoko Ono lawsuit (new #1)
posted by Larry Fafarman | 10/08/2008 07:04:00 AM
11 Comments:
How much was she paid in the out of court settlement?
>>>>>> How much was she paid in the out of court settlement? <<<<<<
Ben Stein is a he, not a she. I don't know how much.
The plaintiffs had to make a deposit, which has probably been forfeited.
I remember how hot this topic was especially in atheists' blogs who were trying to make a case for Yoko Ono and the record companies.
Yoko Ono decided there wasn't enough profit in pursuing such a lawsuit and felt her liberal crowd who were outraged that part of the song was in the movie, was happy with her effort.
Michael said...
>>>>>> I remember how hot this topic was especially in atheists' blogs who were trying to make a case for Yoko Ono and the record companies. <<<<<<
IMO it is very wrong to assume that licensing or permitting use of a copyrighted work implies endorsement of the borrowing work, and a ruling against "Expelled" would have shown approval of that bad assumption. Such an assumption tends to discourage copyright holders from allowing their works to be borrowed by a controversial work.
I suspect that the reason why the plaintiffs gave up now is that the release of the DVD of the movie is scheduled for October 21 and the plaintiffs realized that they had no hope of blocking it. The DVD's are going to be distributed all over the world and -- unlike the theatre copies -- cannot be recalled. Yoko Ono et al. realized that they were faced with a fait accompli.
> Ben Stein is a he, not a she. <
Yoko Ono is a she, not a he. I guess you don't know how much she was paid to drop her suit.
>>>>>> I guess you don't know how much she was paid to drop her suit. <<<<<<
Yoko Ono is rich -- she could not be paid enough to do something that she does not want to do.
>>>>>> I guess you don't know how much she was paid to drop her suit. <<<<<<
Yoko Ono is rich -- she could not be paid enough to do something that she does not want to do.
> Yoko Ono is rich -- she could not be paid enough to do something that she does not want to do. <
She might want it as a matter of principle. It was the "Expelled" people who wronged her. She did not wrong them.
>>>>>> She might want it as a matter of principle. <<<<<<
Why should they give her anything, bozo? They are in the driver's seat. And she caused them a hell of a lot of trouble.
>>>>>> It was the "Expelled" people who wronged her. <<<<<<<
Wrong, doofus. It was fair use.
>>>>>> She did not wrong them. <<<<<<
Wrong again. She disrupted and delayed the movie's theatre runs.
> Why should they give her anything, bozo? <
Because she is in the driver's seat. And they caused her a hell of a lot of trouble.
> Wrong, doofus. It was fair use. <
No, dunghill. That is what the case was to decide.
I wonder how much they paid. It looks like the film was falling on its face anyway so nobody really cares.
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