TV Home Forum

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Split from Get Your Act Together (February 2015)

This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive
:-(
A former member
Its that lassies who does the youtube blogger which I did not like, ( I think she did Russel brand in E2)
EL
elmarko
Target for MoW is clearly people like Brian Cox

Edit: Youtube blogger/Russell Brand lady is clearly very talented but the segments are too long.
LL
Larry the Loafer
elmarko posted:
Edit: Youtube blogger/Russell Brand lady is clearly very talented but the segments are too long.


That would be the beautiful and talented Morgana Robinson of Star Stores fame and that other impressions show she did for Channel 4 with Terry whatshisface. She's currently in House of Fools with Vic and Bob playing Julie.
MA
Markymark
I've just watched the Feb 19th edition. It had footage from the House of Commons. I didn't think material from there was allowed to be used by UK broadcasters for satirical use ? Has the law changed recently ?
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Law changed October 1st 2014.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2014/will-we-now-see-parliamentary-footage-used-in-parodies posted:
Previously, broadcasters had been banned from using [Parliamentary] footage for purposes other than reporting news. Thus satirical uses were contractually prevented.

With this question in mind we asked the Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) how it plans to deal with the new copyright exception for parody in relation to the potential reuse of parliamentary broadcasts.

The PRU responded that they don’t see a need to change the texts of the licences to use recordings Parliamentary proceedings because of the new the parody exception, but they said the licences will operate with regard to the new section of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 relating to parodies.

The new section 30A CDPA will deal with “caricature, parody or pastiche”.
thegeek and Markymark gave kudos

Newer posts