Postby EricTheFred » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:54 am
I'm joining this conversation way late, I know, but I wanted to respond to the earlier concerns about licensing all the references.
Normal "parody" usage of other people's material is not considered a violation of copyright. The legal term is suprisingly clear English; it's called 'Fair Use'. The idea is, as long as nobody is likely to get the idea that you are claiming the material for your own, it isn't plagiarism (the reason for quote marks.) And if you are not using it for it's original "serious" purpose, but to poke fun, then it isn't even a copyright violation.
Thus, in our own culture, for example, ten billion comedy references to the Terminator ("I'll be back", "Hasta la vista, Baby,", etc.) without having to get Arnold's permission. The references in Lucky Star would be considered protected under the same rules.
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