In the case, Glyn v Weston Feature Film Company
Glyn was the authoress of a novel called ‘Three Weeks’. The story is about a young Englishman and a mysterious lady who meet each other in Lucerne and enjoy three weeks liaison.
The defendants made a film called ‘Pimple’s Three Weeks (without the Option)’, which is ‘frankly farcical and vulgar to an almost inconceivable degree’. The film was obviously based on the book.
However, Younger J held that there are numerous aspects of the film, which have no counterpart in the book and vice versa. Consequently, he held that there is no infringement of the plaintiff’s copyright in the novel.
Under this case, parody is not infringement the copyright. It entitled to special treatment, because a parodist usually ‘bestows’ much labour upon his new work.
Further reading
US case, Campbell v Acuff-Rose Music Inc
Parody for advertisement is infringement the copyright
Williamson Music Ltd v The Pearson Partnership Ltd
References
Itse Gerrits, Intellectual Property Law: Parody in Copyright Law
Glyn v Weston Feature Film Company
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