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Reply to comment by mosesoperandi in Does copyright protect characters from being used as a parody? by Hexxegone
It’s actually the opposite- in the US, parody (using a work to comment on that work) is more protected than satire (using a work to comment on some other work or subject). See Campbell v. Acuff-Rose for the parody/satire distinction.