Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 29, 2013
GoldieBlox takes down viral video, apologizes to Beastie Boys
Toymaker says it would cease its pending lawsuit on the condition that the company would 'no longer be under threat from [The Beastie Boys'] legal team,' despite the band having taken no legal action against the company.
By Giles Clarke
Daily Journal Staff Writer
GoldieBlox Inc., the girl-centric educational toymaker currently embroiled in a legal dispute with music group The Beastie Boys, took down its viral video ad Wednesday that featured a modified version of the band's song "Girls."
In an open letter to the band on its website, company CEO Debbie Sterling maintained that the video constituted fair use, but that the company would pull the song out of respect for ...
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