Honchkrow is pwnage Posted: 05:49 Oct04 2007
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Taken form: http://news.ewoss.com/articles/D8S2A8Q00.aspx
In the 67 years since its debut, "When You Wish Upon a Star" has been recorded by more than 100 artists and orchestras.
But the song's owner is irate about what it calls an unseemly spoof of the familiar tune, saying the dreamy classic was twisted into an anti-Semitic ballad and widely distributed as part of a comedy television program.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, music publishing house Bourne Co. aims to stop the program's distribution. The suit accuses Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Co., the Cartoon Network and others of copyright infringement. It seeks unspecified damages.
The lawsuit said that in 2000, the defendants included the parody, "I Need a Jew," in an episode of the Fox television animated series "The Family Guy."
The episode, titled "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," relied on the premise that the main character could not manage his family's finances and needed to hire a Jewish person to take care of his money, the lawsuit said.
During the episode, the main character, Peter Griffin, sings "I Need a Jew," which the lawsuit called a thinly veiled copy of the music from "When You Wish Upon a Star," accompanied by new anti-Semitic lyrics.
Fox hadn't seen the complaint as of Wednesday afternoon and had no comment, spokesman Chris Alexander said.
According to the lawsuit, Fox initially withheld the episode from distribution because of its content but eventually earned large sums of money by distributing more than 1 million copies of it to the public in various home video formats.
It said the Cartoon Network first aired the episode on Nov. 10, 2003. A message for comment left with the network was not returned Wednesday.
"When You Wish Upon a Star," written by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline, appeared in 1940 as part of the Walt Disney motion picture "Pinocchio." It won the Academy Award that year for Best Original Song.
"With its theme of wholesome hopefulness, the song has gained worldwide status as a classic," the lawsuit said. "By associating Bourne's song with such offensive lyrics and other content in the episode, defendants are harming the value of the song."
Bourne is the sole U.S. copyright owner of "When You Wish Upon a Star
I find this crazy. I've watched this episode, and I find it similar, but not entirely alike.
In the 67 years since its debut, "When You Wish Upon a Star" has been recorded by more than 100 artists and orchestras.
But the song's owner is irate about what it calls an unseemly spoof of the familiar tune, saying the dreamy classic was twisted into an anti-Semitic ballad and widely distributed as part of a comedy television program.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, music publishing house Bourne Co. aims to stop the program's distribution. The suit accuses Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Co., the Cartoon Network and others of copyright infringement. It seeks unspecified damages.
The lawsuit said that in 2000, the defendants included the parody, "I Need a Jew," in an episode of the Fox television animated series "The Family Guy."
The episode, titled "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," relied on the premise that the main character could not manage his family's finances and needed to hire a Jewish person to take care of his money, the lawsuit said.
During the episode, the main character, Peter Griffin, sings "I Need a Jew," which the lawsuit called a thinly veiled copy of the music from "When You Wish Upon a Star," accompanied by new anti-Semitic lyrics.
Fox hadn't seen the complaint as of Wednesday afternoon and had no comment, spokesman Chris Alexander said.
According to the lawsuit, Fox initially withheld the episode from distribution because of its content but eventually earned large sums of money by distributing more than 1 million copies of it to the public in various home video formats.
It said the Cartoon Network first aired the episode on Nov. 10, 2003. A message for comment left with the network was not returned Wednesday.
"When You Wish Upon a Star," written by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline, appeared in 1940 as part of the Walt Disney motion picture "Pinocchio." It won the Academy Award that year for Best Original Song.
"With its theme of wholesome hopefulness, the song has gained worldwide status as a classic," the lawsuit said. "By associating Bourne's song with such offensive lyrics and other content in the episode, defendants are harming the value of the song."
Bourne is the sole U.S. copyright owner of "When You Wish Upon a Star
I find this crazy. I've watched this episode, and I find it similar, but not entirely alike.
Fwank Posted: 06:31 Oct04 2007
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Hehehe, you Americans and your money making and lawsuits.
Damn this article; now I'm trying to find my old Disney sound tracks again... this song is awesome.
Damn this article; now I'm trying to find my old Disney sound tracks again... this song is awesome.
Rayquazarox250 Posted: 06:38 Oct04 2007
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They sue Family Guy!�! But... Family Guy funny. DX
Umm.. yeah....
TestVirus101 Posted: 07:30 Oct04 2007
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I remember hearing some time that music over 50 years old was free to use?
K Dawg Posted: 10:00 Oct04 2007
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More and more law suits
Oh well never been a fan of family guy >.>
what next man sues boss for giving him a headache
LOL
Oh well never been a fan of family guy >.>
what next man sues boss for giving him a headache
LOL
^ Credit goes to ozzo
Shadow Cast Posted: 10:05 Oct04 2007
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Family is OK I guess. I can't say I would care if they couldn't carry on because of this lawsuit.
Repner Posted: 10:05 Oct04 2007
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If that were the case, I'll have to sue this site
RJ Fighter Posted: 16:12 Oct04 2007
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This fails so much, mostly because Family Guy wins.
king26 Posted: 16:16 Oct04 2007
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and disney needs to get over the fact that they cant make a good cartoon anymore XD
poor familyguy.......
sig made at THE SHOP!
poor familyguy.......
sig made at THE SHOP!
EspeonDude_ Posted: 16:16 Oct04 2007
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Fifty years after the original artist's death.
[hmespeon -at- hotmail -dot- com] <~ MSN.
[hmespeon -at- hotmail -dot- com] <~ MSN.
Komodo Posted: 16:50 Oct04 2007
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Someone needs to tell the guy to 'get with the times man'.
Stupid Americans doing what they do best - suiing the bastardos.
Stupid Americans doing what they do best - suiing the bastardos.
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Zaltias Posted: 17:14 Oct04 2007
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This song made its debut 67 Years Ago..
Get over it disney..
Seems they can never let a reason go by to sue.
10 - Supply Depot (1)
13 - Barracks
15 - Marine (1)
16 - Orbital Command + Supply Depot (2)
16 @100% Marine (1) - Command Center (2)
21 - Bunker (1) + Barracks (2) (3)
Get over it disney..
Seems they can never let a reason go by to sue.
10 - Supply Depot (1)
13 - Barracks
15 - Marine (1)
16 - Orbital Command + Supply Depot (2)
16 @100% Marine (1) - Command Center (2)
21 - Bunker (1) + Barracks (2) (3)
Thug boy Posted: 22:14 Oct04 2007
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Quoted for being right.
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