Legal considerations when using parodies in advertising

Journal of Advertising

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 77-86

  Johnson, Madeline ^a   Spilger, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

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EID: 0039381690     PISSN: 00913367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913367.2000.10673625     Document Type: Article

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