Although he's never tested it in a court of law, "Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't technically have to get permission from the artists he parodies. The 1994 Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. established that parodies are protected by fair use laws, even if they make money for the creator...
from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flashback-weird-als-rejected-wings-parody-chicken-pot-pie-20160526
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