February 29, 2004

Is there a right to re-edit?

Billy Crystal opened tonight's Academy Awards with his traditional spoof of the past year's movies. For those who haven't seen it before, a talented team of motion graphics pros and film editors splice together a mock movie preview, pasting his face onto the bodies of known characters, and editing him into certain scenes. I couldn't help but wonder -- if he was on his own, could he have done the same thing without incurring the wrath of the movie industry?

Posted by dreeves at February 29, 2004 10:36 PM