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Flashback: Weird Al's Rejected Wings Parody, 'Chicken Pot Pie'

Although he's never tested it in a court of law, "Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't technically have to get permission from the artists he parodies. The 1994 Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. established that parodies are protected by fair use laws, even if they make money for the creator...

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16:08 on May 26 2016

Flashback: Weird Al's Rejected Wings Parody, 'Chicken Pot Pie'

Rolling Stone — Although he's never tested it in a court of law, "Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't technically have to get permission from the artists he parodies. The 1994 Supreme Court ca... more info
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