Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World - Part 3

I asked one of the employees whether they have to pay license fees on all the fictional characters they use. He told me there is an exemption in copyright law for parody and satire. They don't have to pay royalties as long as they use the characters in that way.

Iron Man. Woody Woodpecker. The Pink Panther. Bugs Bunny. Dino (from The Flintstones).









King Kong.





We got to see some artists working on floats.







Don't ask me.



This is the workspace of one of the artists. I guess you can tell this person is from Boston.