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9 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y 65 (2004)
Unfair Use: The Lack of Fair Use Protection for Satire under 107 of the Copyright Act

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UNFAIR USE: THE LACK OF FAIR USE PROTECTION FOR
SATIRE UNDER § 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT
Adriana Collado*
I.   INTRODUCTION  ...................................... 65
II.  PARODY VERSUS SATIRE ............................... 67
A.    What Is the Difference?  ......................... 67
B.   Judicial Differentiation and Interpretation of Parody
and Satire in Fair Use Cases  ..................... 67
III.  PRESENT STATE OF THE LAW  ........................... 68
A.   Campbell v. Acuff-Rose, Inc ...................... 68
B.   Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books USA, Inc. .... 70
C.   Summary of What Courts Hold Today .............. 71
IV.  WHAT THE LAW SHOULD BE ........................... 72
A.   First Amendment Considerations .................. 72
B.   Satire as a Fair Use  ............................ 73
C.   Economic Considerations ........................ 74
V.   POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS/COMPROMISES .................... 77
VI.  CONCLUSION  ........................................ 78
I. INTRODUCTION
Shakespeare did it.' Jonathan Swift did it.2 Mark Twain did it, too.3 The
Simpsons do it all the time, and Saturday Night Live could not exist
* J.D. Candidate, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2004. I dedicate this Note
to my family and my fiancd, John Lloyds. I would not be here without their encouragement, love,
and support.
1. Michael C. Albin, Beyond Fair Use: Putting Satire in its Proper Place, 33 UCLA L.
REV. 518, 521 (1985).
2. Id.
3. Id.

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