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Copyright Question
I have a client I’m doing a TV commercial for – at the end of the commercial they want to do the following:
A guy dressed in a fat suit w/biniki, hula dress, wig etc (looks totally ridiculous believe me!) wants to dance to a Shakira song, and is introduced as being Shakira. Obviously it is not.
Does the use of the music & image fall under Parody here?
Or should I advise the client that this is a copyright issue and should not be used?
This is for a local company on local cable.
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5 Replies
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….. I am not a lawyer……Most likely parody , but i would contact my lawyer, small price to pay compared to…..
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I agree that you need to get legal advice on this. My (non-legal) take on it would be that using a Shakira song for commercial purposes without permission would be a clear copyright violation.
Further, I’d bet that Shakira is unlikely to give permission for anything that would put her in a bad light.
Regards,
Doug Graham -
If you’re using the original Shakira song, there’s no parody – a parody would be a new recording using new, usually satirical lyrics, to the same tune.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au -
If it’s in a commercial (advertisement), then copyright releases are absolutely required. Parody or not.
Stephen Mann,
MannMade Digital Video,
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But lets say we have a live show. Its a acrobat performance. Does using a soundtrack as background on a video projection which will be part of the show considered a Copyright violation ??
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