JibJab Settlement
According to the San Bernardino Sun, JibJab and Ludlow have settled their dueling lawsuits.
Ludlow Music, ["This Land is Your Land"'s] publisher, agreed in a settlement Tuesday to allow the [JibJab] cartoon -- one of the biggest Internet draws of the summer -- to keep using the song.
In return, JibJab dropped a lawsuit against Ludlow that had sought an order saying its use of the song was protected because it was a parody and "This Land" was in the public domain.
The creators also agreed to provide a link on their Web site to the song's original lyrics and to donate 20 percent of any profits to the Woody Guthrie Foundation.
Sounds like a win-win for everyone.
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