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“Apparently there’s such a thing as a parody web series being too
good. The hit series ‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ created by Melissa Hunter
has disappeared from YouTube after the original creators of ‘The Addams
Family’ flagged it.“The web series shot to fame recently after an episode about Wednesday Addams getting her revenge on catcallers went viral and earned her international press coverage — enough to catch the attention of the Tee & Charles Addams Foundation, who hold the copyright for the work of American cartoonist Charles Addams.”
“Adult Wednesday Addams” Pulled From YouTube Over Copyright – New Media Rockstars
I mean. I get it. But I’m still sad.
NONONONONONONOooooooo!!!!!!!
PARODY IS FAIR USE!
Repeat it after me: parody falls under the protection of fair use.
This web series is not a violation of US Copyright Law because (say it with me one more time):
PARODY IS FAIR USE!!!!!!!!!
^^^
PARODY IS FAIR USE!!!!
Parody is fair use.
Parody is indeed fair use.
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