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1. mabooshi

   June 4th, 2008 at 9:19 pm

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   Interesting ruling Agnes, thanks.

   Here’s another link to the story that I found useful:

   http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080602006636&newsLang=en

2. Chuck

   June 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

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   As much as I hated the content of Expelled, I’m glad their Fair Use rights were upheld. It was a borderline case but one that I believe should have been protected. Thanks for letting us know.

3. The Chutry Experiment » Wednesday Night Links

   June 4th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

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   […] First, the good news that the filmmakers behind Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed saw their rights to use the John Lennon song “Imagine” upheld in court under the doctrine of fair use.  While I found the film’s depiction of intelligent design to be misleading at best, I also felt their use of Lennon’s song should have been defended.  In the film, they use “Imagine” as a way of diagnosing what they believe to be a left-wing, Darwinist ideology, so while I find their reading of the song absurd, it is in some sense an interpretation.  Further, given that it was a borderline case, I do think it’s worthwhile to err on the side of protecting fair use (link via Agnes). […]