Faulkner estate files insane lawsuit against Sony Pictures

[Jayfar]

William Faulkner sues Woody Allen? - CSMonitor.com

Frivolous is a huge understatement. The paraphrased quote meets virtually every legal test for what constitutes protected fair use under the copyright statutes. Although there are a lot of gray areas in fair use, the lines are so bright on this one as to be blinding. The trademark aspects of the suit are equally laughable.

The estate's attorneys should be disbarred.

The full complaint here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sit...nightParis.pdf

[Jayfar]

William Faulkner's estate sues over quotes in Woody Allen movie, Northrop Grumman newspaper ad - The Washington Post

[andreabell]

Faulkner Literary Rights LLC, literary rights owner to William Faulkner’s work, has filed two copyright infringement lawsuits over alleged illegally-used quotes. The first lawsuit was filed against Sony Picture Classics and alleges that the film Midnight in Paris, by Woody Allen used a quote from Faulkner’s Requiem for a Nun, without first obtaining permission. The second lawsuit, filed against the Washington Post Company and Northrop Grumman Corp alleged that a Northrop Grumman ad.