Can a unicorn toy that poops sparkling slime also function as a form of cultural criticism? Or, if that toy tweaks the lyrics of a popular song, is it simply exploiting the market for that song ...

BMG Rights Management, the label behind The Black Eyed Peas‘ second-stage career explosion and owner of much of the group’s publishing, is suing MGA Entertainment, the company behind the Bratz dolls, ...

The new lawsuit sets the stage for a battle over copyright "fair use" and the legal protections for parody songs. By Bill Donahue Music publisher BMG is suing a toymaker for promoting a brand of ...

The post Pooping Unicorn Toymaker Settles Lawsuit Over Parody of Black Eyed Peas’ “My Humps” appeared first on Consequence. Fans of the Poopsie Slime Surprise line of unicorn toys and Black Eyed Peas ...

The funniest music-related lawsuit of 2023 has ended before it could fully move through the bowels of the American legal system: BMG has settled its suit with MGA Entertainment after alleging the ...

BMG accused MGA of violating copyright interest in hit song 'My Humps' MGA used song to advertise unicorn dolls that excrete sparkling slime Oct 4 (Reuters) - Toymaker MGA Entertainment and music ...

The Black Eyed Peas’ “My Humps” is perhaps the most divisive hit of the 2000s. To some, it’s funny and catchy. Others think it has some of the worst lyrics in the history of popular music. Regardless, ...

As the roundtable format has grown into an effectively direct way for a publication to think out loud for its readers’ perusal, we present SPINfighting, a new column where the SPIN staff will debate ...