High Court Rejects Barbie ‘Bimbo’ Case
I’m glad to see the Supreme Court turned down the request. I am a little appalled at the resources absolutely wasted over this case.
Copyright infringement is a serious issue. However, this was parody, and definitely protected under the First Amendment. REALLY OBVIOUS parody at that.
Anyone who really thinks that “the song was an advertisement for the doll or part of Mattel’s official line of Barbie products.” has strayed far into the moron zone, and frankly, even 100 or so years ago, these type of people were eaten by bears and taken out of the equation completely.
Where’s a hungry bear when you need one?
