When people make parody movies, do they need to get permission from the movies t!
Question: Al Yancovich said in an interview that he always gets permission from an artist before making a parody of their song. So, when people make movies like Meet the Spartans, does the same process take place? Do they need to get permission from the original movie creators to parody their movie?
Answers: Al Yancovich said in an interview that he always gets permission from an artist before making a parody of their song. So, when people make movies like Meet the Spartans, does the same process take place? Do they need to get permission from the original movie creators to parody their movie?
it depends on how far the parody goes. If they take the original product and go to the length of making a close copy they usualy go get premission to just be safe and try to cut off a possiable law suite.
As for weird al he dosent have to seek premission under the fair use laws. but he does it more as good will gesture to artists and so his lable can keep a good relation with artists and the other recording companies.
The short answer is yes. Weird Al takes a person's entire song (lyrics and music) and only tweeks the lyrics so he needs their permission (which he normally gets because it generates interest in the song he's parodying).
Movies are very similiar. If you depect a character from another movie you need permission from whoever owns that character (be it director, studio etc).
Movies are copyrighted, so Yes you have get permision to do parody...
Yes
not really if its done as a spoof and its generally understood so they dont have to get permission guys like weird al are few and far between but he is at least decent enough to ask