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Frog and Toad and the Increasingly Capable Machines

582 points · 128 comments · supermdguy

  1. infinitebit · · focus · HN ↗
    has the estate of arnold lobel been compensated for this?
    1. jefftk · · focus · HN ↗
      Parody of copyrighted works can be fair use in the US, but whether this would count is borderline. Simply using Frog and Toad to tell an unrelated story wouldn't be parody, but there are jokes that tie back to the F&T books which help make the case that this is a real parody.

      It also helps that this is not commercial and doesn't have negative impact on the originals.

      1. ceejayoz · · focus · HN ↗
        > whether this would count is borderline

        This is 100% fair use by the standard.

        1. axus · · focus · HN ↗
          And Donetsk in on the border of Ukraine and 100% part of their territory, but lawyers/soldiers do what the people paying them want.
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