Lovers of offbeat music and hard-core rap would probably never use the names "Weird Al Yankovic" and "2 Live Crew" in the same sentence. Yet, they have something very important in common. The law protects their use of other people's musical works. The reason is that courts consider both 2 Live Crew's rap combined with pop music riffs and Weird Al's combination of everything... to be parodies, which are protected under fair use doctrine. from LegalZoom.com

A list of all Weird Al Yankovich songs and the original songs they are parodies of. This is good for comparison and copyright knowledge.

Weird Al Finds Gold - Parody, Satire & Jokes. Another site detailing what Weird Al Yankovic goes through to not be considered copyright.

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Denver lawyer discusses the rights of those creating parodies.

Desribes in detail the 4 factors of Fair Use as well as mentioning music cases and law suits regarding parodies.

Factsheet on fair use of copyrighted works.

More information on Copyright Laws of Fair Use with specific regards to Weird Al Yankovic

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A collection of all the creatures that grace us with their presence at Walmart, America's favorite store. Just another site like Text From Last Night or My Life Is Average where people can share their experiences + pictures.

Explaining the legality of Weird Al Yankovic's parodies of songs.

The latest news, photos, insider info and other facts about pop satirist ''Weird Al'' Yankovic. Includes some of links to fan-made videos as well as blogs and twitters from Weird Al.

This site explains the legal aspects and ramifications of plagiarism in colleges in the USA. It is good research information for the "Rise of the Plagiosphere" article.

This is an alternate view that computers have made it easier to get away with plagiarism as well as the new tools created to catch plagiarists.