New EU Parody Law

[Exige77]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29408...

This will open up a can of worms

[Jasandjules]

Weird Al Yankovic (sp?) is about to go mad then!

[ging84]

Exige77 said:

This will open up a can of worms

No it won't it just brings us inline with US and many other countries which have always had similar rights.

[anonymous-user]

Good. This is an advance for free expression.

[rs1952]

so this isn't going to be a EU-bashing thread after all?

Pity

[otolith]

"It would then be down to a judge to decide if the parody is funny."

I do hope this has been codified by Germans.

[DrDeAtH]

Oh dear... Another load of bks from Brussels....

[Vaud]

Looks like a good move.

Judges are generally well read. Parody is not a new concept.

Do they have to personality find it funny? No.

[ging84]

otolith said:

"It would then be down to a judge to decide if the parody is funny."

I do hope this has been codified by Germans.

This is the media trying to make it more of a story, the judge will not have to decide if it is funny, they will have to decide if it is an expression of humour or mockery, makes no difference if they find it funny, they just need to believe that it was intended to be.

[Randy Winkman]

DrDeAtH said:

Oh dear... Another load of bks from Brussels....

In this case they do seem to be getting rid of rules though.

[Dracoro]

DrDeAtH said:

Oh dear... Another load of bks from Brussels....

OK, what's your problem with this one?

[anonymous-user]

I doubt that he has read the (sensible) new rules. That sounds like a kneejerk reaction to anything originating from the EU.

[itannum990]

Pistonheads in pro EU ruling shocker?!

[ging84]

anything which winds nigel farage up more than it winds me up can never be that bad of a thing

[Dracoro]

ging84 said:

anything which winds nigel farage up more than it winds me up can never be that bad of a thing

Why would it wind up Nigel Farage? He's probably glad that the EU are doing something sensible at last

[over_the_hill]

Can we have an EU Paradis law - so we don't get anymore 'Joe Le Taxi'

[Craigyp79]

I think the point that most people seem to be missing is the part where it states a parody; "conveys a discriminatory message" which to me would mean that most parodies would not fail under this law, the only sticking point would be the definition of discrimination.....

[rs1952]

Breadvan72 said:

I doubt that he has read the (sensible) new rules. That sounds like a kneejerk reaction to anything originating from the EU.

And there was me thinking that he was responding to my post about this not being an EU-bashing thread.

Who ought to get the parrot? (I understand there's a few dead stuffed ones hanging around in local Nicks that they cant use any more )

[ging84]

Dracoro said:

Why would it wind up Nigel Farage? He's probably glad that the EU are doing something sensible at last

I mean the EU as a whole

[Negative Creep]

If only the US would follow suite - a lot of Youtube reviewers got their videos taken videos taken down for using a very small bit of copyrighted music or images in their work