Many weapons in the intellectual property law arsenal can be used to maintain ownership rights to fictional characters.

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Rap group 2 Live Crew, in its parody of the classic song "Oh, Pretty Woman," played the lead in the Supreme Court's decision to expand the scope of the fair use doctrine. In his article, "Fair Is Fair," Los Angeles lawyer Joseph von Sauers, an associate in the Century City office of Loeb & Loeb, discusses the background and significance of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.