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Roy Orbison & Parody Law

October 17, 2014 by admin

To say that Roy Orbison‘s “OH, PRETTY WOMAN” is influential is an understatement, but did you know it broke legal ground as well?

In 1994 a suit between 2 Live Crew and Acuff-Rose Music publishing set the precedent for much of what we know as ‘parody’ copyright law today –

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Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: 1994, 2 Live Crew, Acuff-Rose, copyright, music, OPW50, parody, Roy Orbison

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