On June 2nd, the judge in the copyright infringement case Yoko Ono brought against the creators of the film “Expelled” for their use of John Lennon’s song Imagine has ruled in favor of the filmmakers based on a the “fair use” doctrine. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein rule that “the doctrine provides that the fair [...]
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Fair Use of Lennon’s Imagine in Expelled?
May 27th, 2008
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Yoko Ono’s attempt to get an injunction against the film “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” will shine a much needed light on current interpretations of the “fair use” provision of copyright law. Fair use is easily the haziest and least understood aspect of US copyright law. Yoko Ono (and EMI and Capital Records) is seeking to [...]
