sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldsonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoParody is protected under US law. People can (and do) sue, but they lose every time because it’s easy for their well resourced corporate legal team to prove the show is (obviously) parody and thus, protected free speech.
Parody is protected under US law.
People can (and do) sue, but they lose every time because it’s easy for their well resourced corporate legal team to prove the show is (obviously) parody and thus, protected free speech.