Correct. It was a misunderstanding. From what I remember someone from Al’s label said he had the go ahead from Coolio to do the parody. Only after it was released did Coolio make public statements about it, and Al tried to apologize but I don’t think Coolio was having it.
I don’t know how copyright law applies to satire but in my head, a parody of a song uses enough of the original material that you’d still need permission.
As someone who was a professional musician for several decades, from my experience, anyone seeking to record and release a cover of someone else’s song needs to specifically seek permission in writing from the artist, either through their label or legal rep. If they’re seeking to monetize that cover then contracts and/or agreements need to be signed. Just dropping a cover without going through those steps invites serious legal trouble.
Artists and labels retain the right to deny permission to anyone seeking to do a cover of any song still protected under copyright law. I recall a specific incident years ago between Weird Al and Coolio about this. (Although Weird Al does parodies and not straight covers, same laws apply.)
Edit: Amending my comment to add that as I’m talking to folks here, I’m getting a better understanding of how copyright law works with covers vs. parodies, and my original comment above isn’t accurate.
Just pour it over the engine. Make sure you give it a good thorough coat. It’ll work its way in.
Something deliberately unserious.
Even if OP is trying to piss off someone or make a statement of some sort, done is a way that’s some combination of hyperbole, satire, and polemic. But the point is that it’s unserious.
After careful consideration I have come to the following conclusion on this issue:
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Think of it the same way as huge companies appearing in town and suddenly smaller, independent businesses begin to vanish.
Thirty years ago, people made their own web sites. They either bought their own domains or did the Geocities/Angelfire thing. Today, those same people have instagram, Pinterest…any number of social media accounts, and that scratches the same itch as having your own web site used to. Lemmy is part of that trend too. So independent web sites with their own quirky character and unique content are fewer, and those people have been absorbed into the big spaces where they struggle to get noticed.
Noel Gallagher himself will show up and pee on your guitar.