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Regardless of fair use, Weird Al gets permission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#Reactions_from_original_artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#
by dschep 14y ago
Regardless of fair use, Weird Al gets permission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#Reactions_from_original_artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_al#Reactions_from_origin...
- tmh88j 14y agoHe didn't get permission from Coolio >I ain't with that…I think that my song was too serious…I really…don't appreciate him desecrating the song like that… his record company asked for my permission, and I said no. But they did it anyway… http://splitsider.com/2011/12/gangstas-parodist-revisiting-weird-al-vs-coolio/ http://splitsider.com/2011/12/gangstas-parodist-revisiting-w...
- bjourne 14y agoPossibly because Gansta Paradise already is a poor version of Stevie Wonder's Pasttime Paradise? Musicians borrow from each other, always have always will.
- illuminate 14y ago"He didn't get permission from Coolio" He received permission from Coolio's record company.