stackyFACTSYou can absolutely steal a massive corporate asset if your sole intention is to relentlessly mock it.
You can absolutely steal a massive corporate asset if your sole intention is to relentlessly mock it. Legal doctrines provide a massive loophole for parody, protecting creators who utilize heavily protected works specifically to criticize or spoof the original message. Corporate lawyers grind their teeth in pure frustration as independent creators legally profit off of their multi-million dollar brands, completely shielded by the sheer legal power of making a really good joke.
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