Consumer Law

Comedy Central Invites Litigation Against Jon Stewart

By Paul Levy

Disregarding the doctrine of  fair use, Comedy Central has announced that it is ready to sue bloggers and web sites that used unauthorized clips from its shows, arguing that "if (websites) are making money on our copyrighted content, then that is a problem."

Inasmuch as Jon Stewart often uses clips from other broadcasts to make his comedic points, and doubtless makes scads of money from commercials aimed at his own viewers, it appears that Comedy Central is of the view that Stewart himself (and his network) are ripe for litigation.

Update:  Comedy Central says: never mind!

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on March 04, 2010 (boomark / email).