Toy company hammered for pre-emptive lawsuit over Beastie Boys song
After the rap group apparently threatened the company GoldieBlox with a copyright infringement suit, the toy maker decided to sue first. The company’s Facebook page is exploding with critics.
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.
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