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The boy was following this saga yesterday too.

From the article I read it said Al didn't actually need her permission to publish it as parody is protected/allowed in the court system without cconsent. I think Al just prefers to get the artists permission first.

That is correct - Al has ALWAYS securred the artist permissions before including the song parodies on his albums. From the FAQ page of Al's site:

I couldn't pic Gaga from a police line up, but I can't hear her name without thinking of Christopher Walkin.

It should also be noted that this is the FIRST time Weird Al has actually critiqued (however mildly in this case) the artist whose song he parodies.

One Nirvana song parody referenced the generic grunge scene the band was part of, but this is the only time anything remotely this specific has been contained in the lyrics. It's probably why I like this spoof more than most of his other stuff ... but it's also why this might have had more of a sting with Lady Gaga than with any previous artist parodied by Weird Al.