By Becca Scheuer | July 28, 2010 at 1:48 pm | No comments
What happens when a comedian steals a joke? In most industries, creative material is effectively policed by Intellectual Property (IP) laws, putting a type of copyright on original material. However, in the chapter "Intellectual Property Norms in Stand-Up Comedy,” which will...
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By Punchline Magazine | April 30, 2007 at 7:45 am | One comment
Joke stealing has been getting a lot of attention lately, due to the battle between Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia. Joke theft is always going to exist, for the simple reason that stealing jokes is a lot easier than writing them.
But there's a brand of purloined punch line that...
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