Came across this video on another site.
Seems there is this ex marine who has taken the Dixie Chicks song, "Not Ready to Make Nice" and turned it into a pro-US War in Iraq song - “Not Ready to End the Fight,”
Here's the original....
Personally, I don't like country music at even the best of times, never the less, the question is whether or not he's violating copyright laws in the US.
It would seem that back in 89 2 Live Crew parodied Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman" and got away with it after a trip to the Supreme Court. The court ruled that since 2-Live Crew's version was a "parody" that they weren't infringing on copyright.
See the deal here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Pretty_Woman
Now, I looked up "Parody" on line and came up with this:
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
2. the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.
3. a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.
4. any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
5. the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in a musical setting of the Mass (parody Mass).
6. a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty: His acting is a parody of his past greatness.
–verb (used with object) 7. to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
8. to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parody
The question to the peanut gallery would be - Is this guy guilty of copyright infringement and walking right into a lawsuit?
Especially given that he's now selling his version on line for a buck a pop
http://www.davidthibodeauxmusic.com/music/