JibJab Wins - 'This Land' is Public Domain 628
The Importance of writes "JibJab, creators of the hilarious parody of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land is Your Land' featuring Pres. Bush and Sen. Kerry, were first threatened with a lawsuit and then, with the help of EFF, went to court first in a pre-emptive strike. Well, EFF discovered that the song has actually been in the public domain since 1973 because it was first published in a songbook [PDF] in 1945 and the copyright was never renewed. The case has now been settled. Here are some addtional links."
The REAL Question is..... (Score:5, Funny)
This song is owned by you and me (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The REAL Question is..... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Patriotic songs (Score:5, Funny)
two points (Score:5, Funny)
I think this would be far more telling if they were victorious over the grounds that it is a political parody using a well known tune and lyrics to make a political satire or point, which is 1st ammendment protected as free speech... however, this was simply someone suing because they thought they owned rights to something that they didnt...
Kind of like land owners squabbling about 5 feet of land that each things he/she owns, before they check teh actual surveys to see who really owns that 5 feet of land...
Second point...
wonder how long it will be before Mr. T. sues them for using the words JibJab? Wasn't it Mr. T who was well known for the phrase "I dont wanna hear no jibbajabba!"
Heh... the first time I heard of this site, the very first thing that popped into my mind was Mr. T saying (wait for it...
Here it comes...
yes, its obligatory...)
This land is your land fool!
this land is my land fool!
dont gimme no jibbajabba!
or i'l breaka your face
I pity the fool who gives me tha jive talk, sucker!
Re:Only out of politeness... (Score:4, Funny)
Jaysyn
Re:so they didnt win (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Protected speech already? Oh wait... (Score:2, Funny)
Guthrie would approve (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Protected speech already? Oh wait... (Score:4, Funny)
Copyrighten?? Must... resist.... (Score:3, Funny)
Achtung! Alles Lookenspeepers!
Das Record oder Film ist nicht fuer CopyPasten oder DownloadFileSharePiratDuplizieren. Ist easy schnappen der Monopoly, blowenfusen der Oligopolisten und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Mussen Protectieren das ScroogeMcDuck-Geldgewinn und das Monopoly. Uber Alles!
Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das Generalpublikum. Das Piratbenutzer keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlichten.
Gruss Gott, die RIMPAAaaargh
Re:Patriotic songs (Score:3, Funny)
To which the libertarians might sing:
Heh.. (Score:3, Funny)
This song is my song, it is not your song...
Re:What puzzles me (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Only out of politeness... (Score:5, Funny)
Sh!t, they R teh r0xX0r!
Re:Only out of politeness... (Score:2, Funny)
So how would the pro-Bush version go? (Score:5, Funny)
For Halliburton, Chevron and Ashland
Kill the redwood forests, and pollute the waters
This land should blindly follow me
As I was talking, I felt a yearning
I have to ask, is our children learning?
And thanks to me now, Baghdad is burning
This land should blindly follow me
"This machine kills fascists."
Re:Only out of politeness... (Score:1, Funny)
I bet you consider yourself in the 1% of the population the Amish are not better educated than.
I bet you didn't know that most Amish do not get much more than an 8th grade education.
I also bet you don't refer to adults in the "hick" area where you live as "hicks" to their faces do you?
At least you are intelligent enough to know that most of the "hicks" could bitch smack you hard enough to seriously exacerbate your retardation.