Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Halloween Copyright Yummy Lunch!
"ALL RISE! Hear Ye, Hear Ye, court is now in session. The Honorable (and munificent) Mark Monz presiding."
Monz: "Call the first case!"
"Dracula vs. Pickett"
"Ernie for the Plaintiff your honor. The Defendant, Bobby "Boris" Pickett has admitted that his smash Halloween hit, The Monster Mash was blatantly stolen from my client's song, "The Transrlvania Twist." This caused great mental anguish to my client. Witnesses testify that my client was awoken from a long convalescence and so distraught over this theft that he rose up and shook his fists uncontrollably. Moreover, Damages are sizable. The song caught on in a flash and became a graveyard smash and "the hit of the land." It is played by young and old to this day.
"Anastasio Toosolooso for the defense, your honor. First, this dispute was settled when my client made plaintiff part of his band, the Crypt Kicker Five. Plaintiff made no complaint when my client pronounced to witnesses that "everthing's cool" with respect to the quarrel. Clearly this creates an estoppel.
"Your honor, copyright assignments must be in writing. Besides, any estoppel is tolled by my client's, er, medical condition."
Monz: "Ok, I've heard enough and I am prepared to rule. The clear precedence here is Kaukonen vs. Kantner. Accordingly, this is a "silly suit." Let's all go home (not the office, home!) and have a yummy lunch of Mexican chicken casserole with a little thing of hummus and crackers, and some grapes! Everyone except for Ernie.
"ALL RISE! Hear Ye, Hear Ye, court is now in session. The Honorable (and munificent) Mark Monz presiding."
Monz: "Call the first case!"
"Dracula vs. Pickett"
"Ernie for the Plaintiff your honor. The Defendant, Bobby "Boris" Pickett has admitted that his smash Halloween hit, The Monster Mash was blatantly stolen from my client's song, "The Transrlvania Twist." This caused great mental anguish to my client. Witnesses testify that my client was awoken from a long convalescence and so distraught over this theft that he rose up and shook his fists uncontrollably. Moreover, Damages are sizable. The song caught on in a flash and became a graveyard smash and "the hit of the land." It is played by young and old to this day.
"Anastasio Toosolooso for the defense, your honor. First, this dispute was settled when my client made plaintiff part of his band, the Crypt Kicker Five. Plaintiff made no complaint when my client pronounced to witnesses that "everthing's cool" with respect to the quarrel. Clearly this creates an estoppel.
"Your honor, copyright assignments must be in writing. Besides, any estoppel is tolled by my client's, er, medical condition."
Monz: "Ok, I've heard enough and I am prepared to rule. The clear precedence here is Kaukonen vs. Kantner. Accordingly, this is a "silly suit." Let's all go home (not the office, home!) and have a yummy lunch of Mexican chicken casserole with a little thing of hummus and crackers, and some grapes! Everyone except for Ernie.
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