Submitted 5 months ago by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to australianpolitics@aussie.zone
A parody mimics an original work directly.
This is One Nation abusing the copyright exception of “Parody or Satire” to deliberately to stir up controversy for their own gain.
He might not have a legal case, but using a famous persons likeness without their permission is dirty.
They used the soundtrack to “The Man from Snowy River” verbatim in another video as well. They care so much about crime, why not they stop doing it themselves
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Pauline Hanson is ignoring a legal threat to remove a One Nation cartoon featuring Robert Irwin which the celebrity figure claims is defamatory.
Mr Irwin and Bluey have featured prominently in a recent Queensland government tourism campaign to lure visitors to the state.
The legal letter from Sunshine Coast lawyer Zoe Naylor accused the video’s producers of “unauthorised and deceptive use of our client’s image”.
Ms Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby, who will also contest the seat of Keppel in the upcoming state election, said the legal threat came as a surprise.
“I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone watching this video that it’s a parody, that it’s a joke, that it’s not real, that he hasn’t authorised it, and that this is really a One Nation political statement,” Mr Quill said.
“There’s a consumer law issue around making a representation to the public that there is a sponsorship approval or affiliation between One Nation and Mr Irwin … but that’s a separate question,” he said.
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Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Wait, is this the same Pauline Hanson who had an absolute shitfit over these little numbers?