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Is Randi Zuckerberg’s “Parody” of Twisted Sister & Dee Snider Copyright Infringement?

BY RACHEL STILWELL & KELLY JOHNSON

Cryptocurrency and NFT proponent Randi Zuckerberg (and sister of Meta/Facebook founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg) recently posted to Twitter a music video in which she sings a so-called parody version of Twisted Sister’s classic rock anthem, “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”  Zuckerberg changed the lyrics of Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider’s musical composition to create a work called, “We’re All Gonna Make It.”  According to Snider, Zuckerberg did not obtain permission from rightsholders to use the musical composition or change the lyrics. Zuckerberg’s widely panned music video features substituted lyrics promoting the purported benefits of cryptocurrency, NFT’s, and Web3 to those who partake in such trendy marketables.  

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