Fox tests fair use in Simpsons YouTube parody [Copyfight]

Published: December 17, 2007, 12:38 pm

Tags: 20th century fox, clips, copyfight, homer simpson, news corp, noah kalina, the simpsons

Noah Kalina's video, "Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years," has been viewed 7,278,715 times on YouTube. Apparently that's the threshold loser-generated content must cross before warranting a Simpsons parody. Like the one below, which isn't just clever, but also an ironic test of fair use, the broad exemption in copyright law which allows for commentary and criticism.Back in February, 20th Century Fox successfully subpoenaed Google for the names of YouTube users who had uploaded copyright infringing episodes of The Simpsons. But Kalina feels like Fox is the one violating copyright. A few months back a producer from the Simpsons contacted Carly about using her song 'everyday' for an upcoming episode in which they were going to parody my video. She was negotiating a rate for the song, until they never got back to her. No fee was agreed on, no contracts signed. She and I both assumed that they were no longer interested in using her song for the show. Last night the

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