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 * After exploring the Copyright website, describe and comment on the particular copyright case you visited in the space below by clicking on the "Edit" button to the right. Include the URL to that particular area of the Copyright website. Please add your first initial and last name in parentheses after your comment as I did.I found the case of George Harrison's song //"My Sweet Lord"// to be particularly interesting, especially since it was determined that George was guilty of copyright infringement. However, the website doesn't mention what the end result of this case was, but I'm sure I can find it somewhere online. (N. Vondrak)[]


 * I spent a good amount of time on the site, when I found that Double-O 7 had his very own case. The site said that the movie, Never Say Never Again, was an infringement on the movie, Thunderball. I will say that they are the exact same movie (thanks IMDB) and that Sony didn't really have to sue MGM; I mean "unfair competition"? come on Sony, really? I guess they really wanted to make a Bond movie. That's what I got out of it anyway.[] (S. Havlena)


 * The copyright case I read about involved Universal Studios and the artist Lebbeus Woods. The case was brought about over the movie 12 Monkeys, in particular, the scenes in the movie were Bruce Willis’s character is interrogated in a room that has a chair that raises Willis in the air and a metal sphere on a robotic arm probes for weaknesses. The problem was that Woods had drawn a picture called “Neomechanical Tower (Upper) Chamber” in 1987, 9 years before the movie was released, that shows a chair and sphere that is exactly like the ones shown in the film. Terry Gilliam, the director of 12 Monkeys even admitted that he had based the scene off of Woods’ work. In the court, the judge ruled in favor of Woods and originally Universal was going to have to pull the film from circulation, but Woods was not to sour and allow the film to still be distributed, instead settling for a high six-figure cash settlement. (M. McWilliam) []

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 * I read the one about Batman Forever mostly because it's the only movie I have seen on the list. I think it is kind of excessive to be so particular about a piece of artwork seen in a movie background. As long as they make the information about the scenery used available, I don't see the problem. I guess if it's your piece of art, you want due credit for it when it's seen in a huge film franchise. Anyway, I agree with the judge who ruled that if the building owner gave his permission, then it was okay. Besides, the artwork was part of the building so if they were given permission to use the area, it would be difficult NOT to include it. After reading over some of the cases on this site, I'm ashamed of our"sue the pants off them" attitude. (A. Karns)


 * I read about the ZZ Top case with its song "La Grange" infringing on John Lee Hooker's song "Boogie Chillen." after listening to the songs both artists recorded, they do sound very much alike. The lyrics are similar, but not too noticeable when listening. the one thing when I compared the songs, I noticed the instrumental music was very very similar. John Lee Hooker took this case to court, but the end result, the judge dismissed part of the lawsuit because both the single version and the remake were in a public domain. There is no doubt about it that ZZ Top's song "La Grange" is just like John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen". (D. Bohland) []


 * I read one on a screen writer named Mr.Zambito and wrote something called Black Rainbow. He sued Paramount from copy right infringement for scenes that were identical in Indiana Jones. He lost because American copyright laws do not protect scenes a faire. Things like this happen all the time but I'm not sure if he was telling the truth or just trying to make some by doing something silly and go up against a big company. Some movies also have similar situations and scenes so it was kind of silly to sue Paramount. (A. Link) []


 * The article I found interesting was on Digital Rights Management. Professor Edward Felton and his research team at princeton university figured out how to bypass “secured” digital content. But the RIAA and SDMI threatened to sue Felton if he published his results. Audio files purchased from iTunes are no longer restricted by DRM. File formats like AAC and MP3, however, are still proprietary formats. The patents for these file types are held by companies and organizations that can control their usage. It's a good idea to explore how to use alternative open formats. More info on Open Formats can be found at: http://www.openformats.org/enShowAll (M. Earley) http://www.copyrightwebsite.com/Digital/Internet/SDMI.aspx


 * The article I found interesting was on Barney. The Lyons Partnership tried to sue 700 stores for having a puple dinosaur costume similar to Barney in their inventory. They claim that the similarity will tarnish Barney and even presented a picture of a man smoking while in a purple dino-styled costume. You can't control the actions of consumers. They will do whatever they want with what they regardless of what the company says. There will always be people that want to make an easy profit off of knock-off products that resemble popular items and that is never going to change.(J. Hayner)[]
 * My article had to do with the rap artist Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre was one of the first artists to sue Napster for copyright Infringement. On the other hand, Dr. Dre was being sued for the same thing because in his song, "lola" he uses a deep note to start it off. The same deep note that is used in any film that has THX sounds. This is clearly a copyright infringement. I found it funny that it is used at the beginning of the first song of his album. I thought he would try to sneak it in there but Dre had other ideas. (V. Hajdari) []


 * The article I read, Arnold Schwarznegger and Zero One Design - The Japanese Commercials, wasn't half as amusing as the videos that were included of Arnold. The copyright case was brought against a Canadian web design company and their Gajin a Go Go Cafe. From what I understand, this web site is similar to YouTube. According to the article, there is a great market for American actors in Japanese commercials. The commercials are supposed to be for Japanese domestic distribution only, so the actors can make extra money and not have to worry about hurting their American image. That is, until Zero One Design made it a main feature at the Gajin a Go-Go Cafe. Obviously, Arnold was not very happy and Zero One Design removed the videos from their site. However, thanks to YouTube, these videos have been given new life. **//For someone who is famous for calling someone a "Girly Man", Arnold should have made a better effort to keep these video hidden forever.//** (R. Sifford) []

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