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Originally Posted by NaughtyVisions
I completely understand that, but George Lucas isn't one I'd take chances with. Space Balls parodied the Star Wars films but in doing so changed the names of characters, traits of characters, etc. The trailer above indicates that this "parody" does everything possible to look and appear EXACTLY like Star Wars, only with sex stuck in.
Family Guy also parodied Star Wars. But they didn't have graphic visual depictions of George Lucas' characters engage in sexual activities. I think that fact alone will draw the ire of Lucas, and I would hate to be on the receiving end of him.
Just my thoughts...
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Family Guy is a bit of a special case, because one of the stipulations of the parody/satire protection is that it only applies to single occurrences - so they were protected for the first one, but arguably not for the sequel.
That said, I agree that one does not need a valid legal reason to sue somebody so taunting someone with deep pockets who can afford to draw out a legal case may not be financially advisable. In other words, just because they are in the clear legally does not mean they will not face a lengthy and costly lawsuit. The flip side is Vivid can press for summary judgment (which should be a slam dunk) and if Lucas and Co persist, they might be subject to frivolous lawsuit counter-charges. I should hope that Vivid has run all of this past a lawyer already.