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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 15, 2017 11:47:10 GMT
"Passing off" I think. There is a coffee stand outside Swiss Cottage tube station that has had to change its name from "Star Box." "Star Box" sounds like a service in Soho....  |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 15, 2017 12:10:52 GMT
Not if the things were spoofs, e.g, the mask is "whole face," and the Elphaba outfit neon green with the actor not made up / wearing a crushed hat. Basically, if "Forbidden Broadway" can get away with it, you can, is the rule. I remembered you posted this over a year ago, so good memory there. Anyway I have been listening to Forbidden Broadway recently and Gerald Alessandri is a genius in what he does, but I am not sure if he cannot be sued though? From my listening it sounds blatant copyright violation, but could it be instead an unwritten rule that you don't sue Forbidden Broadway, as it is seen as a badge of honour to have your your show included? Some like to be parodied and give permission for FB to use their work. Other times, like the Phantom, FB do a musical pastiche which sounds close but isn't. I would say you are correct and your answer I would say comes for one of knowledge and experience, however it is something that does interest me as ai started the thread and I know there are legal types on this forum, so it would be cool to go definitive with the answer and someone to confirm it? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 18:09:30 GMT
Anyway I have been listening to Forbidden Broadway recently and Gerald Alessandri is a genius in what he does, but I am not sure if he cannot be sued though? From my listening it sounds blatant copyright violation, but could it be instead an unwritten rule that you don't sue Forbidden Broadway, as it is seen as a badge of honour to have your your show included? In United States law parody is protected, so it's not exactly an unwritten rule. See here for some information. |
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Post by charmedjean on Jul 15, 2017 18:50:49 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 15, 2017 19:45:01 GMT
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 15, 2017 20:46:57 GMT
Anyway I have been listening to Forbidden Broadway recently and Gerald Alessandri is a genius in what he does, but I am not sure if he cannot be sued though? From my listening it sounds blatant copyright violation, but could it be instead an unwritten rule that you don't sue Forbidden Broadway, as it is seen as a badge of honour to have your your show included? In United States law parody is protected, so it's not exactly an unwritten rule. See here for some information. Thank you Thank you However in the cited case Morning Star V Daily Star, where the saying derives, the judicial are thought to be right wing, so would side with the Daily Star. I remember a radio talk show host (Clive Bull), explaining to a caller and other potential callers benefit, that is why speech based radio has a seven second dump facility, gave this pertinent example, if you said Polo Mints makes you sick, that is libellous, equally if you said a mint with a hole in the middle makes you sick, that is just the same and equally libellous. |
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Post by charmedjean on Jul 15, 2017 21:08:29 GMT
Thank you However in the cited case Morning Star V Daily Star, where the saying derives, the judicial are thought to be right wing, so would side with the Daily Star. I remember a radio talk show host (Clive Bull), explaining to a caller and other potential callers benefit, that is why speech based radio has a seven second dump facility, gave this pertinent example, if you said Polo Mints makes you sick, that is libellous, equally if you said a mint with a hole in the middle makes you sick, that is just the same and equally libellous. That is interesting indeed! I just did a google search on "mints with a hole" and only images of Polo came up. Looks like there was a (very old) legal battle between Polo vs Life Saver mints (I didn't know they existed!...) www.independent.co.uk/news/polo-not-the-only-mint-with-a-hole-1310978.html |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 15, 2017 22:05:09 GMT
Life Savers sounds very familiar with America. Seen them on newstands.
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Post by d'James on Jul 15, 2017 22:09:12 GMT
Life Savers sounds very familiar with America. Seen them on newstands. I'm sure I used to have them in Australia when I lived there. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 20, 2017 10:35:37 GMT
We are agreed on this thread that Shakespeare is out of Copyright protection, if he was his ancestors would be multi-billionaires, so any derivatives if applicable would attract a royalty such as West Side Story, We concur that royalties are more than likely being paid out on the George Bernard Shaw estate, so would his estate get a royalty for My Fair Lady?
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