Logo for the film Expelled: No Intelligence AllowedThe use of a 25 second clip from John Lennon's song Imagine in a film critical of the Theory of Evolution has been deemed likely to be defensible under a fair use doctrine by U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein. The film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, produced by Premise Media and starring comedian Ben Stein, uses the clip to represent "the most popular and persuasive embodiment of this viewpoint that the world is better off without religion", according to Anthony Falzone, representing Premise, at a hearing last month. In the song, Lennon proposes the hypothetical "Imagine there's no heaven ... and no religion too". In a statement , Ono said, " It is a pity that this decision weakens the rights of all copyright owners". She plans to appeal the decision.
Logo for the film Expelled: No Intelligence AllowedThe use of a 25-second clip from John Lennon's song Imagine in a film critical of the Theory of Evolution has been deemed likely to be defensible under a fair use doctrine by U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein. The film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, produced by Premise Media and starring comedian Ben Stein, uses the clip to represent "the most popular and persuasive embodiment of this viewpoint that the world is better off without religion", according to Premise representative Anthony Falzone at a hearing last month. In the song, Lennon proposes the hypothetical "Imagine there's no heaven ... and no religion too". In a statement Ono commented that " it is a pity that this decision weakens the rights of all copyright owners". She plans to appeal the decision.
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