hdt@sunybcs.UUCP (Howard D. Trachtman) (03/21/84)
While posting the lyrics to eat it may have been a violation of
the copywrite, I don't think that the owners would prosecute.
When Beat It came out it boosted the sales of Thriller by quite
a bit. With Eat it, there is a good chance that someone who gets
the lyrics on the network will decide to buy the Weird Al's record.
Weird Al doesn't lose anything in any case, as he doesn't *sell*
the actual lyrics, he sells the records. If he or the owner of
the copywrite were to sue, they would have to prove damages, which
might be difficult.
Howard D. Trachtman SUNY/Buffalo
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