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Subject: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
might be old news by now, but the producers of Austin Powers are being sued by the MGM owners of James Bond, and got an injuction to prevent them from using the name Goldmember in the upcoming film.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,9430,00.html
disgusting if you ask me.. the right to parody needs better protection if the copyright owners get to have such strict control over their property..
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
This is just so stupid. They can parody the character for two whole films, and yet one thing makes the studios balk.
Don't they realize that many people are reminded of the original by the parody? ( and in the case of movies, may go out and buy or rent it)?
Apparently they don't....
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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This is just so stupid. They can parody the character for two whole films, and yet one thing makes the studios balk.
Don't they realize that many people are reminded of the original by the parody? ( and in the case of movies, may go out and buy or rent it)?
Apparently they don't....
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well, with the last flicks, they did bully the studio into running trailers on their video releases for the originals.. they might be angling for a little more.. plus I'm sure no one expected the last flick to gross over 300 million.. pretty big numbers for any comedy film.. probably better numbers than the last Bond film even saw
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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This is just so stupid. They can parody the character for two whole films, and yet one thing makes the studios balk.
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Actually, this is the first time the character "Goldmember" has been seen in the AP movies. I agree, it is stupid...all this controversy these days... ;) :D ;) :-/
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
Why didn't the studio clamor about the Lotta V. reference in the first AP movie? It seems like they are a little too late to complain. ???
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might be old news by now, but the producers of Austin Powers are being sued by the MGM owners of James Bond, and got an injuction to prevent them from using the name Goldmember in the upcoming film.
http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,9430,00.html
disgusting if you ask me.. the right to parody needs better protection if the copyright owners get to have such strict control over their property..
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Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
I would say 'the spy who shagged me' is a nearer parody than 'goldmember'!
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
"In 1994, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that parodies can be a 'fair use' of an original, requiring no permission or royalties." - Printed on the back of Apologetix albums.
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
they are allowed to use it now..because they got the rights to the title
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
Yeah, I was wondering about this while I was reading an article about movie releases yesterday. Not sure what the source was (was running through Time, Newsweek, and a couple others looking for reviews on Attack of the Clones when I noticed that someone called the new Austin Power's movie by the Goldmember name. Didn't know whether they'd finally acquired the rights or whether the article was just badly uninformed...
Kryllith
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
There is a rumor spreading that the new Austin Powers movie will be renamed "Never Say Member Again". :D (LOL!)
New Line Pictures, the studio that makes AP, has said this is "only publicity" and is untrue.
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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There is a rumor spreading that the new Austin Powers movie will be renamed "Never Say Member Again". :D (LOL!)
New Line Pictures, the studio that makes AP, has said this is "only publicity" and is untrue.
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...surely that'll be the last one, after they've made "Thunderbowels", "Dr Yes", "Diamonds are Expensive", "On Her Majesty's Secret Privy" etc etc
Phil
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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...surely that'll be the last one, after they've made "Thunderbowels", "Dr Yes", "Diamonds are Expensive", "On Her Majesty's Secret Privy" etc etc
Phil
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LOL, thanks for making me laugh, Phil :D btw....I like the new avatar ;)
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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...surely that'll be the last one, after they've made "Thunderbowels", "Dr Yes", "Diamonds are Expensive", "On Her Majesty's Secret Privy" etc etc
Phil
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I thought it was "In Her Majesty's Shagging Service." Guess I could be wrong.
Kryllith
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
Some more rejected AP names:
A View To A Shag
Tomorrow Never Comes (double entendre)
The Member Is Not Enough
License to Shag
The Man With the Golden Shl**g
Live and Let Shag
You Only Shag Twice
From Russia With Shag
Thanks Philbo.
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...surely that'll be the last one, after they've made "Thunderbowels", "Dr Yes", "Diamonds are Expensive", "On Her Majesty's Secret Privy" etc etc
Phil
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Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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LOL, thanks for making me laugh, Phil :D btw....I like the new avatar ;)
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Hey, I like making people laugh! re the avatar, you've no idea how long it took me to find a fencing animated gif - and this one's left-handed too!
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The Member Is Not Enough
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...isn't there a "big" missed out in that one? ;-)
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I thought it was "In Her Majesty's Shagging Service." Guess I could be wrong.
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I'm sure you're right...
But we missed a few:
Moonshagger
For your shags only (or should that be "For your member only"?)
Octomember
... but I'm b***ered if I know what they're going to do with "Casino Royale"
;-)
Phil
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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Hey, I like making people laugh! re the avatar, you've no idea how long it took me to find a fencing animated gif - and this one's left-handed too!
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Because I know something you do not, my avatar is not left-handed. (I need to find an avatar from Monkey Island I of Guybrush fencing)
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... but I'm b***ered if I know what they're going to do with "Casino Royale"
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"Libido Royale"? Man, I haven't seen that movie in years...
Kryllith
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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Because I know something you do not, my avatar is not left-handed. (I need to find an avatar from Monkey Island I of Guybrush fencing)
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..and why am I smiling? Because I know something you don't know. I am not left-handed, either. Bugger it! I am left-handed.
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"Libido Royale"? Man, I haven't seen that movie in years...
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:-)
Phil
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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Because I know something you do not, my avatar is not left-handed. (I need to find an avatar from Monkey Island I of Guybrush fencing)
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er... pardon me for noticing, but it is left-handed. But a brilliant avatar it is, too ;-)
Phil
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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er... pardon me for noticing, but it is left-handed. But a brilliant avatar it is, too ;-)
Phil
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"I'm going to do him left-handed" "If I use my right, it's over too quickly" :) Thanks, for the compliment. I knew if I rooted through the Monkey Island sites long enough that I could find one of Guybrush practicing. :)
Kryllith
Subject: Re: Goldmember.. Austin Powers sued
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"I'm going to do him left-handed" "If I use my right, it's over too quickly" :)
Kryllith
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http://www.cix.co.uk/~philbo/hello.wav
:-)
Phil