https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:11:17 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-384521 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:37:22 +0000 Opinions and Polls fleaaaaaa https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-384521 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383536 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:44:22 +0000
Personally I think you are way over cautious]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383536 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383522 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:35:18 +0000
How about changing the names of the people involved and stating in the credits that it is a work of fiction and any similarity between any persons living or deceased is purely coincidental.

You know, like they do in the movies.

Notes]]> Opinions and Polls notes_norton https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383522 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383517 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:43:36 +0000 here).

But reading over your post again, it seems like your worry might be about getting sued by the person it's about. If the incident is true, that's a defense against claims of defamation. But if you're exaggerating, you start to get on shakier ground.

But even if you're on solid ground, as a general rule people with lots of money can afford to hire attorneys who can cost YOU a lot of money, even if you're right. So it sounds like your anonymity plan might be the pragmatic one, even if you're legally safe. The incident is true, but what happens before and after the incident is totally mad up and is the funny part of the song. After reading what you wrote, I should probably either sit on it or put it out there very anomymously.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383517 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383516 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:24:01 +0000 here).

But reading over your post again, it seems like your worry might be about getting sued by the person it's about. If the incident is true, that's a defense against claims of defamation. But if you're exaggerating, you start to get on shakier ground.

But even if you're on solid ground, as a general rule people with lots of money can afford to hire attorneys who can cost YOU a lot of money, even if you're right. So it sounds like your anonymity plan might be the pragmatic one, even if you're legally safe.]]> Opinions and Polls NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383516 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383514 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:57:57 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-383514 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-44735 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 16:00:37 +0000
So, if I put this out there on Sound-Click or Sound Cloud or something, can the person who I wrote this song about get bent out of shape and try to take legal action against me?

I'm not looking to make any scratch from it. It's just me and my awful musical ability that I should be fined for let alone get paid for. Then again, I would not want somebody to rip it off, either. I was thinking of creating an account somewhere anonymously using an email address that I would create somewhere else just as anonymously. I'm sure anyone worth their salt as an investigator could get to the bottom of that.

So, anyone have any thoughts?]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/parody-song-liabilities/#post-44735