The trial against comedian Aron Flam begins today, where he is charged with copyright infringement after paraphrasing Bertil Almqvist's "A Swedish tiger".
In Aron Flam's picture, the tiger heals and has a swastika on his leg.
Clarity is crucial
According to Jan Rosén, professor of law, the court must decide whether the parody is sufficiently clear or not.
- The parody must be clear, the viewer must be able to understand what the model is and what, in this case, is an image.
Clarity is what I believe is the decisive moment for this trial in the case, says Jan Rosén in Morgonstudion.
"Absurd"
But comedian Sandra Ilar defends Aron Flam and thinks it has gone too far.
- It is quite sick that it has gone this far.
It feels absurd in itself.
You have to be able to drive with symbols and also history and people, says Sandra Ilar in Morgonstudion.
She thinks the picture made by the tiger Aron Flam, which is the cover of his book, is clear.
- I think it is a very clear parody.
It's not the same picture.
It is a clear wink to the actual content of the book, and reinforces the content, says Sandra Ilar.
Devastating consequences
If Aron Flam were to be convicted of copyright infringement, Sandra Ilar sees it as negative for the entire comedy industry.
- That would be devastating.
All the satire you have taken part in, jokes, drawings that run with the story, they could not have been done, says Sandra Ilar.
Aron Flam stated earlier this year regarding the prosecution against him:
- The prosecutor believes that I have committed copyright infringement, I believe that I have committed satire, Aron Flam told Kulturnyheterna.