US election satire makes Dutch 8 o'clock news

solutions · 07-22-2004, 03:17 PM

Ok, you've probably all seen it already but this animation from JibJab is so brilliant the Dutch 8 o'clock NOS news showed the entire animation yesterday and rightly so. Kinda sums up the campaigns quite nicely imo.

Since there is an international and political aspect and it isn't limited to one candidate I figured I'd post it here.

peace

Hiz Highness · 07-22-2004, 03:31 PM

That is friggin' awesome!

-HH

Plainsman1963 · 07-22-2004, 03:45 PM

Yep. Made CNN and others.

At least they got equal time.

SacredJellybean · 07-22-2004, 04:59 PM

Ahahahahaha!! I'd never seen this before... I love it!

MickityMike · 07-23-2004, 04:06 AM

Not only is it funny, solutions, but it's also a lot closer to the truth than many of us will want to admit.

PsYcHoLoGiCaL · 07-28-2004, 02:51 AM

JibJab, the creators of this parody are being threatened with a copyright lawsuit by of Ludlow Music, Inc, which owns the copyright to "This land is your land". This is absurd; clearly this cartoon is protected as a political parody.

http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/comm...stler/wastler/

Quote:

A Jibjab showdown
Bush-Kerry parody draws the ire of the music publisher that owns the Guthrie song.
July 26, 2004: 11:54 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - With something as fun as a cartoon Bush and Kerry hurling musical epithets at one another, you knew lawyers would have to get involved.

And, unfortunately for JibJab.com, they have.

You know the Jibjab thing I'm talking about, right? The flash animation movie swirling around the Internet with President George Bush and Senator John Kerry singing to the tune of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."

Bush: "You're a liberal sissy!"

Kerry: "You're a right wing nut job!"

Both: "This land will surely vote for me!"

The bit is hilarious. Unless you are The Richmond Organization, a music publisher that owns the copyright to Guthrie's tune through its Ludlow Music unit.

"This puts a completely different spin on the song," said Kathryn Ostien, director of copyright licensing for the publisher. "The damage to the song is huge."

TRO believes that the Jibjab creation threatens to corrupt Guthrie's classic -- an icon of Americana -- by tying it to a political joke; upon hearing the music people would think about the yucks, not Guthrie's unifying message. The publisher wants Jibjab to stop distribution of the flash movie.

Of course the creators behind Jibjab don't agree.
JibJab fun at song's expense?
JibJab fun at song's expense?

"We consider it a case of political satire and parody and therefore entitled to the fair use exemption of the copyright act," said Jibjab attorney Ken Hertz.

So far there isn't a lot of money involved. The brothers who made the movie, Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, have been distributing it pretty much for free (a paid-download option was available, but abandoned as most folks went for the free-on-the-Internet route). But the two are getting a lot of media attention as more news organizations and talk shows feature the flash bit (I think CNN was first, by the way, when we featured it on "In The Money" in early July).

"We're just trying to catch our breath," said Gregg Spiridellis, before sending me on to his lawyer.

Right now lawyers for both sides are just hurling threatening letters at one another. If the dispute ends up in court, it'll be interesting.

TRO: "You've hurt our music!"

Jibjab: "You've got no humor!"

Both: "This judge will surely side with me!"

07-22-2004, 03:17 PM	#1
solutions Seasoned Activist Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 981 Grams: 5,214.15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	US election satire makes Dutch 8 o'clock news Ok, you've probably all seen it already but this animation from JibJab is so brilliant the Dutch 8 o'clock NOS news showed the entire animation yesterday and rightly so. Kinda sums up the campaigns quite nicely imo. Since there is an international and political aspect and it isn't limited to one candidate I figured I'd post it here. peace __________________ 3 monkeys sitting under a coconut tree discussing things as they are set to be Said one to the other, now listen you two there's a strange rumor that can't be true they say man was descended from our noble race but the very idea is a big disgrace no monkey ever deserted his wife or her baby to ruin their lives. Damian Marley - Educated Fools

07-23-2004, 04:06 AM	#5
MickityMike Orwellian Jackboot™ Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,689 Grams: 5,431.75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Not only is it funny, solutions, but it's also a lot closer to the truth than many of us will want to admit. __________________ I'd be delighted to live in a country where happily married gay couples had closets full of assault weapons. - Glenn Reynolds

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