http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2...oys-fight-online-video-parody-of-girls/?_r=1&
Every girl I know has been posting this video on Facebook for the past week. It took me a while to wrap my head around the fact that the toy company is suing Beastie Boys for simply mentioning that it was copyright infringement. Can't see this case going very far.
GoldieBlox had filed a lawsuit on Thursday that asserted its right to use the music in the video, which has gone viral with more than eight million views. It said in the suit that it created its parody video specifically to comment on the Beastie Boys song, and to further the companys goal to break down gender stereotypes.
But the Beastie Boys, in the letter to GoldieBlox, said the video was essentially part of a commercial enterprise and an advertisement that is designed to sell a product, for which the band says it does not allow its music to be used.
Like many of the millions of people who have seen your toy commercial GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg & the Beastie Boys, we were very impressed by the creativity and the message behind your ad.
We strongly support empowering young girls, breaking down gender stereotypes and igniting a passion for technology and engineering.
As creative as it is, make no mistake, your video is an advertisement that is designed to sell a product, and long ago, we made a conscious decision not to permit our music and/or name to be used in product ads.
When we tried to simply ask how and why our song Girls had been used in your ad without our permission, YOU sued US.
Every girl I know has been posting this video on Facebook for the past week. It took me a while to wrap my head around the fact that the toy company is suing Beastie Boys for simply mentioning that it was copyright infringement. Can't see this case going very far.