Follow-up to MySpace/Facebook Discussion

Spotted this article in the January 11, 2007 Inquirer - a nice follow-up to our discussion about MySpace and the First Amendment. The young woman's name is Melissa Lamb, and she's a marketing major at Penn in the Wharton School. She's already received a lot of publicity, including several marriage proposals, and national airplay. The video is now on sale on eBay (what isn't these days?).

Should the producers of SNL be able to sue her for a violation of copyright? Why or why not?

Ron

Blinq | Parody of 'SNL' gag came out of Philly
By Daniel Rubin
Inquirer Staff Writer

Maybe you've seen "My [bleep] in a Box," the actually funny Saturday Night Live skit that ran over the holidays, featuring singer Justin Timberlake and cast member Andy Samberg making a present of their manhood.

Maybe you've even seen a young woman's parody, "My [bleep] in a Box," which has topped about every video chart on the Web over the last couple of days, and was No. 1 on Keith Olbermann's Countdown Monday night.

Olbermann called her "Bunny from New York."

But a look at the scenery behind her send-up shows that that rabbit's from Philadelphia.

So does her MySpace page, which describes her as a 20-year-old from Philly. We chatted by e-mail yesterday. She refused to talk about herself. The headlines: She says she's got about two million hits and four marriage proposals. The highlights:

Question: Are you really a woman?

A: Of course!

Q: From Philly?

A: Of course! And good news, Inky - we are going to crush New Orleans this weekend. Count on it. I've waited 20 years for a championship in this city (I know - some of y'all have had to wait longer). Let's do this already.

Q: Are you hearing from people?

A: So far I've gotten over 1,000 e-mails! And I have over 250 MySpace friends. MySpace rules.

Q: Some examples/details of your correspondence?

A: My favorite e-mail was from one of our troops in Iraq, who said he listened to the song on his base. Then of course there was the one from a 78-year-old woman in Madison, Wis., who says she and her husband have been singing it together all week. How sweet is that?

Q: What was the first thing you did to share your song?

A: We put it on a site called Revver.com. That didn't work out that well, but once it went on YouTube "My [bleep]" became an overnight sensation.

Q: How many people helped you put this together?

A: A bunch of friends! - all from Philly.

Q: Is Drew Rosenhaus your agent?

A: Ha! No ... and let me assure you T.O. won't be seen anywhere near this here Bunny. Does that guy know how to catch a football anymore?