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Article: Utah firm among group being sued by Yoko Ono
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 24, 2008
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Yoko Ono has sued the producers and the Utah-based distributor of
TV personality Ben Stein's documentary that supports teaching the
theory of "intelligent design" to children, saying the film uses
John Lennon's song "Imagine" without permission.
Premise Media Corp. and Rampant Films didn't get a license to use
the song in "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," released April 18,
according to the copyright-infringement suit by Ono, Lennon's widow,
and British record label EMI Group Plc.
"Defendants have intentionally and willfully used the song
without authorization because they knew that they would likely be
unable to secure permission from plaintiffs," Ono, 75, said in the
lawsuit, filed ...