Yoko Ono has said she will appeal that previously reported court ruling regarding the use of a 15 second snippet of John Lennon's song 'Imagine' in a film pro the creationist cause. Ono, Lennon's sons and EMI failed in their attempt to have the snippet removed from the film on the basis they hadn't given their permission for it to be used.
The makers of the film, called 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed', successfully claimed their use of the song was allowed under US copyright laws, which allow content to be used without the copyright owner's permission if done so in order to debate and criticise the work. We've been wondering on what grounds they were allowed that defence, but apparently it's because they use the line "nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too" as a way of criticising the viewpoint that the world is better off without religion.
Ono confirmed she was looking into appealing the ruling yesterday, adding: "It is a pity that this decision weakens the rights of all copyright owners. One of the most basic rights I control by reviewing and choosing licences is the right to say 'no'. The filmmakers simply looted me of the ability to do so".