The assumption that “Famous” constitutes artistic expression means all other claims would have to be weighed against West’s first amendment rights. It’s clearly some kind of fictional creation of an artist.” “Anybody with half a brain in their head is going to know that George Bush, Taylor Swift and Trump didn’t get in bed together. “No matter what you think of the video, it’s clearly an attempt to make a comment on the nature of celebrity,” Page said.

READ MORE: Lena Dunham ‘Can’t Watch’ Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Video, Says It Makes Her Feel ‘Sad and Unsafe and Worried’ In a recent interview with IndieWire, she talked through some of the potential legal issues associated with West’s project.Īs a starting point - and why Page thinks the depicted celebrities would have an uphill battle - is West’s right to free speech and artistic expression. She has providing counsel to well known clients across the world of entertainment, sports and modeling. Page, the Chair of the Board of the non-profit Women Make Movies, is a fixture in the entertainment world with extensive background advising film and TV productions, specializing in intellectual property rights. “It’s one of those nerdy lawyer questions that raises so many issues and is fun to dissect,” said entertainment attorney Nicole Page, a partner at Reavis, Parent, Lehrer in New York. While a legal case against West might be tricky, it’s far from unthinkable.

In short: Filmmakers who have watched “Famous” and considered pasting famous faces into films of their own might want to think twice.

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