1. Ben Stein 1, Yoko Ono 0 in 'Expelled' copyright spat

Comment #188270 by mcmatz on June 3, 2008 at 3:03 pm

I agree with stephenray's comment:
"I accept that you can quote the lyrics or play a clip from the song to critique the song or the lyrics or to make a point about the song or the era when it was written or John Lennon but if you use it as background for some other artistic or political endeavour reflecting on the subject of the song then you are seeking to benefit from precisely that quality which makes the song valuable to the copyright owner."

The usage certainly implied a link between Lennon and soviet communism/all things evil and not a comment on any link between PZ's quote about science literacy leading to the erosion of religious beliefs.

Perhaps an approach like the usage was libel/slander/defamation of character type thing would fare better.