Copyright suit trumps 'Clockwork Orange' spoof
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The creator of a YouTube video that aimed to draw satirical similarities between the upcoming Donald Trump presidency and the classic film “A Clockwork Orange” is facing $150,000 worth of damages in a copyright infringement lawsuit.
According to the news site Digital Music News, Australian YouTuber Hugh Atkins displayed images of Mr. Trump alongside imagery and music from the dystopian crime film, a mashup that was meant to be comical. YouTube took the video down several weeks ago.
The lawsuit was filed Nov. 11 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan by Serendip L.L.C., the U.S.-based company that represents Wendy Carlos, the composer of the music in “A Clockwork Orange” and other classics including “The Shining,” according to the entertainment news site.
“Unbeknownst to, and without permission or license from Serendip, Defendant made derivative use of Wendy Carlos’s music arrangement and master sound recording works of the ‘William Tell Overture,’ in the soundtrack of Defendant’s video, entitled ‘A Clockwork Trump vs. A Trumpwork Orange,’” the filing reads.
