The case was dismissed as the court ruled "Family Guy" did not violate copyright law because they used the song in a parody. Parodies are protected by 1st Amendment rights. "Family Guy" producers did not use the entire song. They used enough of the song so that it was recognizable to its audience. It was, also, clear to the audience that the song was being parodied since the lyrics were altered to differ from the original song.
Do you agree with the ruling? Do you think this damaged the song or Disney's reputation?
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/17/family_guy_copyright_case_thrown_out_
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I don't think this damaged the song at all - the parody is really a new song that had no mention of Disney what-so-ever. They didn't say that Disney was anti-semetic as far as I can recall and I had actually forgotten all about that episode since it wasn't really that funny really.
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