Disney, Star Wars, and Family Guy?

[DivePrincess]

Now that Disney owns Star Wars, do you think they would allow Family Guy to continue to use gags that involve the franchise?

 

[lazyboy97o]

It would be foolish of Disney to turn away from the parodies that Lucas embraced. But parody also typically falls under fair use and Disney would have to prove that there is now somehow a confusion that did not exist for years before.

 

[DivePrincess]

It would be foolish of Disney to turn away from the parodies that Lucas embraced. But parody also typically falls under fair use and Disney would have to prove that there is now somehow a confusion that did not exist for years before.

I totally agree- I was just curious- thanks though!!

 

[ChrisFL]

I wonder if Family Guy will parody the prequels...as if they need parody

 

[Taylor]

Robot chicken parodies Disney stuff all the time, family guy does to. I don't know if they would make the one hour specials though

 

[erasure fan1]

If Lucas did one thing right in recent years, it was embracing the parodies and the fan films and stuff like that. I could see Disney being a big stick in the mud and not allowing them to continue. But who knows.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Frankly, given the way Seth McFarlane slanders Walt, he deserves to lose the cash he gets for the SW parodies.

But because they ARE parodies, there isn't much Disney or anybody else can do about them. Or the slander, either, unfortunately.

 

[HatboxGhost]

If Lucas did one thing right in recent years, it was embracing the parodies and the fan films and stuff like that.

Very true. Its rare that a company would actually support fan films and not fight against them. That is what I love about Lucas.