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fyeahcopyright:

So Universal is suing Smash Pictures, a porn company who’re making a “parody” of 50 Shades, which they are, uncreatively, calling “Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation”.  (Obvious trademark issues, hence the suit.)

If this was just a suit filed by Universal to block distribution of this porn film, it’d be relatively run-of-the-mill, but because of the absolute ridiculousness of Smash’s lawyers – or possibly their PR flacks nudging their lawyers to ridiculousness – it’s becoming interesting!

Read more at http://fanhackers.tumblr.com/post/44698421952/fifty-shades-of-grey-in-public-domain-the-mary-sue

[QUOTE] Fifty Shades of Grey in Public Domain?
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