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Parody of songs - Changing lyrics

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Posted by C. Winn on August 11, 2001 at 14:00:13:

I'm trying to find out the copyright laws pertaining to taking an existing song and doing a parody by changing the lyrics. Basically what Wierd Al Yankovic does. Is permission needed from the copyright holder or is this considered a parody that is exempt?

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