I'm The Host

Snake Vaughn ("I thought he was dead!") stealthily infiltrates our recording studio to tell us all about the recent lawsuit that found the creators of Lockout (2012) guilty of infringing on the intellectual property of Escape from New York (1981).  We look at the copyright laws in the U.S. and France, ponder whether this is the best for the arts, and wonder why Lockout got hit with this when there are so many other properties which have aped Escape from New York's plot and style.   Kurt also calls Lockout by a couple different names. (It was that memorable.) Episode Links: Everything is a Remix   NPR - An Imaginary Town Becomes Real, Then Not. True Story French Court Rules that Lockout is Just Escape from New York in Space. - A.V. Club  Mystery Ben's trilogy of Mystery Skull videos (Money, Ghost, and Freaking Out) Yuramec's unrelated Mystery Skull Video: Magic Dragonball Abridged Friendship is Witchcraft   Extra Life team (Arc Aid), Ally and Kurt's Extra life page.