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Article: Stanford Law School's Fair Use Project: Yoko Ono's Injunction Against "Expelled" Producers Denied.
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- June 3, 2008
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STANFORD, Calif. -- The Fair Use Project of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society today announced that Yoko Ono's attempt to enjoin Premise Media's documentary, "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," has been denied.
The film, released in the United States last month on more than 1000 theater screens nationwide, explores whether proponents of intelligent design are being discriminated against unfairly in academia and beyond. The film uses a 15-second clip from John Lennon's song "Imagine" to criticize both the song and the anti-religious message it conveys--that the world might be a better place without religion. Ono asked the court to enjoin ...