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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 27, 2013

The Beastie Boys taken to court by toymaker

Girl-centric educational toy maker GoldieBlox Inc. filed for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the music group last week over a parody viral web video.


By Giles Clarke


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With the biggest shopping day of the year just around the corner, girl-centric educational toymaker GoldieBlox Inc. has generated a torrent of publicity after it filed suit requesting a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against music group The Beastie Boys over an Internet commercial featuring a parody of its hit song "Girls." 


The two-minute video depicts three girls creating a ...

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