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Randy
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 Posted - 04/24/2008 : 14:57:50
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Hey, I do like this way Yoko is expressing herself....
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's sons and widow, Yoko Ono, are suing the filmmakers of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" for using the song "Imagine" in the documentary without permission.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN2320158220080423
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marfknox
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Posted - 04/24/2008 : 19:24:43 [Permalink]
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I'm actually a huge fan of Yoko Ono's art as well as her music. I think she gets too much of a bad rap.
But back to the topic - has anyone seen the movie? If so, how is the song used? Is it commented on and criticized, and if so, what do they say about it? I'm especially curious because that song has become something of an anthem in a lot of humanist communities. I've heard it played at celebrations and memorials. It was also played at a "Hell House" my friends and I went to in college. One of the scenes in hell was supposed to be John Lennon in hell for being an atheist. Heh heh. |
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Dave W.
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Posted - 04/24/2008 : 21:10:45 [Permalink]
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Kristine says that the 10 seconds (or so) of "Imagine" is played "over some archival footage of Josef Stalin, while Ben Stein screams that liberals want to turn our country into what Lennon (or Lenin?) envisioned..."
The fact that the Expelled lawyers are mounting a First Amendment defense against a copyright claim implies that they're a bunch of clowns who will be destroyed in court. They will, of course, claim judicial persecution and judicial activism regardless of the judge's politics. |
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Yoko Ono sues "Expelled" filmmakers
