tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post1871235450837390854..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: Jokes and CopyrightWilliam Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-25510664914934146512008-10-16T01:20:00.000-04:002008-10-16T01:20:00.000-04:00i'm no comedy historian, but i have heard people w...i'm no comedy historian, but i have heard people who are big stand-up fans get pretty riled up, talking about dane cook and his penchant for ripping people off.<BR/><BR/>sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-30198019945984003602008-01-31T08:11:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:11:00.000-05:00You had perfect timing for me with jokes and copyr...You had perfect timing for me with jokes and copyright. I am covering originality and works of authorship right now with my class, and could not resist discussing Jeff Foxworthy's creativity as well as the Pull My Finger Fred litigation. My students shared plenty of examples of borrowed lines, stolen jokes and misappropriated skits. I am still laughing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-81575938370479293602008-01-29T23:29:00.000-05:002008-01-29T23:29:00.000-05:00Basically stand up comedy functions without relian...Basically stand up comedy functions without reliance on copyright - see this Carlos Mencia vs Joe Rogan clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nEH8H5BqWg (NB profanity laced).<BR/><BR/>Incidentally Stephen Colbert has also used this joke 'Mexicans have to go, just as soon as they finish building the wall', and the end result? Good comedy spreads - and that's for the public good. The clip above demonstrates that norms can be powerful in policing "infringement".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-14286077610918586872008-01-29T13:21:00.000-05:002008-01-29T13:21:00.000-05:00Take my jokes - please!Take my jokes - please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-37662180622787523782008-01-29T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-29T11:00:00.000-05:00Tekel, it came to me in a flash of inspiration: it...Tekel, it came to me in a flash of inspiration: its always hard to figure out how to "end" a piece.William Patryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-11346425309342141552008-01-29T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:52:00.000-05:00The transition at the end, from flatulence to Jay ...The transition at the end, from flatulence to Jay Leno... that's genius baby :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com