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Re: 1) Once again, you are mixing parody and satire. Collapse replies (2) Reply View in chronologyĪnonymous, I wasn’t attempting to be glib, I’m just attempting to be specific and precise about the issue at hand. Majesco could very well sue PETA for trademark infringement, but I’d certainly hope that they have better things to do than to give those idiots at PETA any more attention.
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Pesky little thing, that Free Speech protection, hmm?ģ.) This is the only thing about your post that makes sense. Technically, the game very well falls under fair use, whether you like PETA or not.Ģ.) Satire may not necessarily be fair use, but it does count as being protected by the First Amendment. The effect upon the original work (in this case, Cooking Mama) is pretty much negligible, considering the only people that really take PETA seriously are those who are like-minded most people tend to ignore PETA, and thus most people probably learned about the game after reading about it on the Internet (and most of the sites who reported it - including this game - includes the information that it’s a parody/satire of the actual Cooking Mama series). Collapse replies (4) Reply View in chronologyġ.) The purpose of the parody is to both poke fun at/offer a heavy-handed satire of the Cooking Mama game and to offer PETA’s heavy-handed “ANIMALS ARE GREAT, PLEASE EAT VEGGIES” message. There may be a whole trademark issue to consider independently of the issue of copyright infringement. Third, fair use only applies to the issue of copyright not trademark. It is a strange but important distinguish, as this is how the courts have ruled in the past. Satire, as opposed to parody, tends to be treated differently in fair use cases ie satire is not fair use. To me, after playing it, the PETA game appears to not be making fun of Nintendo’s Cooking Mama game, but is rather attempting to make a broader social critique of society, specifically, the issue of animal treatment. Second, Cooking Mama doesn’t exactly seem to be a parody to me but more of a satire. Therefore, parody doesn’t necessarily equal fair use. Parody falls under just one of the four factors of fair use, ie purpose. While I agree with the spirit of the article, ie that it is classy that Nintendo took the non lawsuit route…I do have a couple of quibblingly comments.įirst, just because it is a parody, doesn’t automatically mean it is fair use. See? It’s not that difficult to respond without resorting to a lawsuit.įiled Under: cooking mama, parody, response Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings.” That’s why Mama is taking a stand with oven mitts raised high against the latest PETA objection targeting her freshly released videogame, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, that shipped this week for Wii from Majesco Entertainment Company. “Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place. But, Jeff Leyser points out, the company took the high road, responding to the parody game and essentially said “thanks for the free publicity,” while noting that the game has options for vegetarian meals. Some had thought that the company behind the game, Majesco, might sue. The PETA version used artwork from the original game and created Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, with the rather overt position. Cooking Mama is apparently a game where you simulate preparing a meal. And, some were apparently wondering if Cooking Mama, a popular video game for Nintendo platforms would get offended and sue over a critical video from PETA. Parody is protected under fair use rules, but that doesn’t always stop lawsuits. We’ve seen plenty of organizations react poorly and sue when someone creates a parody of what they do.
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Fri, Nov 21st 2008 06:31pm - Mike Masnick