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Shadowman wrote:No, it isn't. Identity Theft is when you steal someone's personal information (I.e. Credit card info, SS#, etc.) to do illegal activities.

This isn't Identity theft.

I know what Identity theft is lol, it's just a joke. What with all the Sony lawsuits around, and this thread is pretty much about jokes, so nothing new here

2) this is considered impersonation, which is illegal

Er, no it's not. Haven't you ever watched Mad TV? Or SNL? Or any other comedy program in the last 50 odd years?

3) I'm asking if you think they should be sued for illegal impersonation, but they won't have to be if they tell people that they are only PRETENDING to be the the people who they claim they are

I think they rely on people having more than 2 brain cells, and being able to figure it out on their own. UNless, of course, it's a cunning plan to convince a whole bunch of retarded blind monkeys' that they're Bay and Spielberg.

parody's certainly aren't illegal. neither is garage bands playing covers at a poopy bar. there's no infringement here. jesus. they should be sued for being funny.

who cares if impersonating someone is legal or illegal. dont you guys have a sense of humor. i mean south park does it all the time.

OMG you guys are going around in circles. Go back up and read my last post. End of.

If people were to be sued for a parody such as this, another nail would be cast into the coffin of free speech.

Creature SH

If people were to be sued for a parody such as this, another nail would be cast into the coffin of free speech.

Yeah very true. But i personally think there is a huge difference between a humourous parody and and insulting parody.

I guess it all depends on if Bay and Speilberg find it funny, if they were to find it insulting then they would have every right to sue.

qwailo wrote:

Creature SH

If people were to be sued for a parody such as this, another nail would be cast into the coffin of free speech.

Yeah very true. But i personally think there is a huge difference between a humourous parody and and insulting parody.

I guess it all depends on if Bay and Speilberg find it funny, if they were to find it insulting then they would have every right to sue.

There will be no sueing going on, its not illegal to impersonate anyone except law enforcement. Ppl have been doing parodies for decades and its not going to stop because you dont like that fact that they are mocking speilberg and bay. Give it a rest already

Robinson wrote:

qwailo wrote:

Creature SH

If people were to be sued for a parody such as this, another nail would be cast into the coffin of free speech.

Yeah very true. But i personally think there is a huge difference between a humourous parody and and insulting parody.

I guess it all depends on if Bay and Speilberg find it funny, if they were to find it insulting then they would have every right to sue.

There will be no sueing going on, its not illegal to impersonate anyone except law enforcement. Ppl have been doing parodies for decades and its not going to stop because you dont like that fact that they are mocking speilberg and bay. Give it a rest already

what upsets me about these guys is that they are trying to make it look like the people who are making the Transfromers movie want it to be bad, they are trying to get people to not watch the movie, they want to make people think the movie will bomb.

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

if somebady dressed like me, and posted videos claiming he/she was me without my permission, and not saying at some point he/she is not me, I would definitely sue him/her.

on a side note: I can't believe that the first thread I created has become popular

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

what's that supposed to mean?

Burnup Prime wrote:what upsets me about these guys is that they are trying to make it look like the people who are making the Transfromers movie want it to be bad, they are trying to get people to not watch the movie, they want to make people think the movie will bomb.

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

We've got a huge marketing campaign blasting people with a hundred-and-one ways of claiming that the movie be omgthebesthtingevar, and the mere existence of two guys saying the opposite in a video that you actively have to seek out offends you ? That doesn't seem like fair play to me.

Burnup Prime wrote:

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

what's that supposed to mean?

That you are trying to make people not like these guys because in your opinion you dont like them.

Theres been more than just those 2 guys trying to say that the movie will suck and bomb. It's nothing new.

Robinson wrote:

Burnup Prime wrote:

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

what's that supposed to mean?

That you are trying to make people not like these guys because in your opinion you dont like them.

Theres been more than just those 2 guys trying to say that the movie will suck and bomb. It's nothing new.

i'm not trying to make people think that way, i'm asking them if they think so

Burnup Prime wrote:

Robinson wrote:

Burnup Prime wrote:

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

what's that supposed to mean?

That you are trying to make people not like these guys because in your opinion you dont like them.

Theres been more than just those 2 guys trying to say that the movie will suck and bomb. It's nothing new.

i'm not trying to make people think that way, i'm asking them if they think so

Well then the overwhelming majority are saying no. Let it rest now.

Robinson wrote:

Burnup Prime wrote:

Robinson wrote:

Burnup Prime wrote:

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

As opposed to going on a message board and saying your own opinion.

what's that supposed to mean?

That you are trying to make people not like these guys because in your opinion you dont like them.

Theres been more than just those 2 guys trying to say that the movie will suck and bomb. It's nothing new.

i'm not trying to make people think that way, i'm asking them if they think so

Well then the overwhelming majority are saying no. Let it rest now.

fine, at least that's out of my system. I've been wanting to vent about this for quite some time

"Screamwave" "Spiderman 2" "Everything"

Yay! SOOOOO good. I'm glad that there's a louder way to say what I feel. And I call it, Myspace!

Yay!

SoooTrypticon wrote:"Screamwave" "Spiderman 2" "Everything"

Yay! SOOOOO good. I'm glad that there's a louder way to say what I feel. And I call it, Myspace!

Yay!

I think you should see this.

qwailo wrote:

Shadowman wrote:There is absolutely NO law against satire. If there was, Saturday Night Live, MadTV, and the guys who did Scary Movie, Epic Movie, and Date Movie would all be out of a job.

But all the names you've mentioned were produced by big name companies, so they probably got legal permission to use the names of celebrities, films etc.

They can't be sued. It's over-the-top parody that only the dimmest of the dim would EVER think was really them.

Where as those two muppets on YouTube are just a couple amateur and very rubbish comedians, they probably have no right to use Bay, Speilberg or anyone of their copyright brand names and franchises.

They're not comedians, they're just 2 guys making very good and relevant points in a comedic way... and they don't have to go very far, as the content of their source material is preposterous as is.

If they wanted to do a parody, they should've changed the names slightly, probably in a comedic way. But they didn't so therefore they should be sued.

....and drowned.

Seibertron front page news: Movie fan death threats against Spielbay creators.
Wow, take it easy, buddy! They're just voicing an opinion on how they feel. Geez!

Yeah very true. But i personally think there is a huge difference between a humourous parody and and insulting parody.

Not quite. This is both humorous AND insulting simultaneously. And this is good.

I guess it all depends on if Bay and Speilberg find it funny, if they were to find it insulting then they would have every right to sue.

In Bizarro world...

Burnup Prime wrote:

to me, these guys should keep their opinions to themselves, not try to make others think that way.

What scary, scary thinking. May you never hold a position of power above other people.

LOL... I didn't get that whole Spielberg talking japanese thing, but then I saw this in Spielbay's favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVhE7DVUFvA

Man, American celebrities always have to bend over backwards for japanese promos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwziN4H35Kw

What a classic ending.

^__^

at least they now realize that they were wrong about the movie sucking

Not sucking =/= Making money.

Riotflea wrote:Not sucking =/= Making money.

Your opinion of suck is way different than mine

Robinson wrote:

Riotflea wrote:Not sucking =/= Making money.

Your opinion of suck is way different than mine

It'd be boring if we all thought alike in a hive-like mentality.
Variety is the spice of life.

Cheers to you.