After both the state and federal courts rejected the attempts of Yoko Ono Lennon and EMI Records to enjoin the showing of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed on the ground it used a 15-second fragment of John Lennon's Imagine, all of the plaintiffs in both cases have now withdrawn their claims and dismissed their cases.
Bad for evolution, but probably good for the fair use doctrine. Here's some details.
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And on behalf of John Lennon, I say: "Kiss my ass, Vatican..."
(Though I'm sure John would not have said exactly that.)
Yoko sues Expelled filmmakers over Imagine | Entertainment | Reuters:
Uh-oh. They pissed off Yoko Ono.
"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."
-John Lennon