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Weird Al himself was well aware of this issue, and famously would only parody songs after receiving permission from the authors.
by JeremyNT 6y ago
Weird Al himself was well aware of this issue, and famously would only parody songs after receiving permission from the authors.
- grayclhn 6y agoPermission from the authors is unfortunately different from permission by the copyright holders. IIRC Weird Al did it more for goodwill than legality.
- stordoff 6y ago> Al does get permission from the original writers of the songs that he parodies. While the law supports his ability to parody without permission, he feels it’s important to maintain the relationships that he’s built with artists and writers over the years. Plus, Al wants to make sure that he gets his songwriter credit (as writer of new lyrics) as well as his rightful share of the royalties. https://www.weirdal.com/archives/faq/ https://www.weirdal.com/archives/faq/