Though a federal judge ruled in April that author Alice Randall’s parody of Gone With the Wind was creative piracy, some big-name corporations have rushed to Randall’s side, according to the BBC. Her novel, The Wind Done Gone, has gained support from such companies as Microsoft, CNN, Dow Jones, Tribune, the New York Times and others. Each corporation has filed friend-of-the-court briefs in an Atlanta circuit court, citing the need for protection of the First Amendment.
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