By Melissa Singson on July 2, 2009 at 8:55 am
Read more here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_us/us_books_salinger
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/books/02salinger.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Consider this in the light of the very well known case of Suntrust v. Houghton-Mifflin (3d Cir. 2001), which has a similar case pattern. In it, the court allowed a retelling of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" from a slave's perspective. Deeming "The Wind Done Gone" a parody novel, the Third Circuit reinforced the Fair Use Doctrine. Here's a summary: http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=3121
Given this, how can the District Court's ruling feel right?
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