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GoldieBlox ends lawsuit over Beastie Boys parody

4312 days ago

USA Today Music — The toy company has removed its parody song from a promotional video that went viral. more info

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Beastie Boys Song Pulled From Viral Ad

4313 days ago

411 Mania — Goldieblox apologizes... more info

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Toy maker pulls Beastie Boys ad, says 'we don't want to fight'

4313 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bay Area toy maker GoldieBlox said Wednesday that its intention is to be "friends" with the Beastie Boys and that it meant no harm in creating a parody version of the act's mid-'80s hit "Girls" for an online commercial. more info

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GoldieBlox write open letter to Beastie Boys, remove “Girls” parody

4313 days ago

Consequence of Sound — "We don’t want to fight with you." more info

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Beastie Boys Write Open Letter To Toy Company That Is Suing Them

4314 days ago

411 Mania — The Beasties aren't suing them... more info

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Beastie Boys, GoldieBlox get in a copyright fight

4314 days ago

Topix — The Beastie Boys says they support the message behind a toy company's viral ad. They just wish the company that made the commercial hadn't used their music without permission - and then sued them. more info

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Beastie Boys embroiled in fight over parody ad utilizing 'Girls'

4315 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Beastie Boys today clarified their stance in their dispute with Bay Area toy-maker GoldieBlox, a company that's used the act's 1986 party-goof "Girls" in an advertisement for its engineering-minded toys. more info

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Beastie Boys "Girls" Now Involved in Copyright Lawsuit

4315 days ago

Chorus.fm — I made a comment in the news post (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3548701) about the *Beastie Boys (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/beastie boys/)*' song "Girls" being used in a pretty awesome commercial, that it was one of the rare ti... more info

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Beastie Boys' 'Girls' sets off viral video lawsuit

4315 days ago

CNN Showbiz — The toy company behind the viral advertisement that used a parody of the song "Girls" to mock stereotyped toys for young women has filed a lawsuit fighting copyright infringement claims by the Beastie Boys. more info

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