My Argument

Based on the facts presented by the court I do agree with the decision. It was a big step in music history, and gave a proper precedent that can allow for (at the time) a new form of making music possible to succeed. Since then the genre of rap music has made great strides to be more socially accepted. As a musician I believe that the court’s decision on what is fair use opened a door that led to the progression of music in a new direction. Today rap music has expanded to places even 2 Live Crew would have never imagined, and is a result of the supreme court’s decision. Even if the song (Pretty Woman) was seen as parody it gave a more defined view of what parody is, and that in itself was a catalyst for rap musicians to strive for more than just parody and create new and original ideas that when a final product is released it is not seen as parody. This is because the artist now can understand that they must reach past just using a song for what it stands for, but to create a whole new work and to respectfully use parts of other work as a means of inspiration or emphasis.