Quoted from DaveH:Ok, so this...
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In my opinion this is not fair use. It is ripping off the original artist. Normally I lean on the side of fair use. However this is too close to the original, and they intended it to be just like the original they were ripping off. I hate that our laws keep things locked up forever, but they do.
It's not ripping off - this would be if it was an exact copy (or, say, they just changed the colors and it's otherwise identical). This is a parody. Which is very clearly protected: See Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
