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You are indeed... MACHIDA!

 

Courts are likely to uphold musical parodies under the fair use doctrine, but it doesn't mean the copyright holder can't try and sue hoping for a sympathetic judge. According to Wiki:

However, Stanford Law has more to say about parody, in particular if you're going to be using more than a few bars or a line or two of the song in your parody:

(Bolding mine.)

So it can be fine line to walk. If it's a brief parody that only nicks a few bits from the original song then you're probably just fine, but if you're going to parody the entire song, you're taking a huge risk, so it's probably better to seek permission from the original artist.

 

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Indeed indeed

 

PM Arn or Hodapp

In fact I think you should be the admin of the admins and mods. You hand out infractions to them and move their threads and completely obliterate normal members

 

I want to breakdance, who wants to join me!

 

I was actually planning on doing a little tap dancing myself.

 

I'm pretty sure you'll be perfectly safe with such a short parody. Again, it doesn't mean artists can't try and sue if it gets their tighty whiteys in a bunch, but a judge is more than likely to rule in your favour, and you can always file a counterclaim for legal fees to offset the costs in the highly unlikely event it happens.

With regard to devs and songs in apps, those that feature commercial songs are licensed; the rest probably compose their own or pay someone to do it for them. I don't think I've heard of an app that used a song parody in it though. I do know that sampling actual songs -- even short samples for use in your own original works -- is extremely iffy. There were a few big court cases in the 90s featuring bands that got into trouble with artists they sampled in their own songs, and even in the 80s where one band created a guitar riff or bassline that sounded too similar to someone else's. (eg. Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" and Huey Lewis & The News' "I Want a New Drug," which did end up in court.) So when it comes to music you have to be very careful whose toes you may be trodding on.

 

You get a summons to appear in court to defend the allegations against you. That means it's time to get yourself a lawyer, prepare your defense, and show up to the hearing at the appointed time to do some legal wrasslin'. If you firmly believe your use complies with the fair use doctrine then you (or rather your lawyer) will need to argue that point. But the best thing to do if there is any question at all is to talk over whatever potentially infringing plans you have with a copyright lawyer and get the facts.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, this does not constitute legal advice, and per my last sentence, you should consult a real lawyer before doing anything that might get someone else's lawyer rubbing his hands together gleefully.

 

Hmmm good question

 

i think you should just sing