Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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A parody song went to the U.S. Supreme Court — and the ruling changed fair use.

2 Live Crew released a parody of Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman.” After a lawsuit, the Supreme Court ruled in 1994 that the commercial nature of a parody doesn’t automatically make it unfair — parody can still qualify as fair use.

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