Word: crews
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David Souter finds for 2 Live Crew's send-up of Roy Orbison...
...this rule, including scholarship and commentary, whereby unpaid excerpting (known as "fair use") is allowed. Parody, however, goes unmentioned. Should send-up artists, whose ranks have included everyone from Lewis Carroll to "Weird Al" Yankovic, be included too? More specifically, can Campbell, best known for his group 2 Live Crew's 1990 victory over obscenity charges, appropriate Orbison's famous bass intro, his drumbeat and his first line without permission from the song's publisher...
...unanimous Supreme Court opinion has broadened the application of "fair use" in copyright law. Writing for the court in favor of the rap group 2 Live Crew, which had produced a raunchy version of the 1964 classic Oh, Pretty Woman, Justice David Souter said parody "can provide social benefit by shedding light on an earlier work and, in the process, creating...
...sailing competition has generally been a men-only event. Now the reigning champion, American Bill Koch, has turned over his string of yachts, his coaching and design expertise, and several million dollars to an all-female team. Koch's syndicate has already signed up nine women for his 1995 crew, including five U.S. Olympic medalists...
Minding the net for Harvard was freshmen Kate Schutt, since last year's starter, Liz Williamson, decided to row for the crew team instead of getting pelted by lots of rubber balls...