Sunday, March 18, 2007

Carol Burnett Sues Family Guy (the cartoon)

She is suing a cartoon. That's right, the comedienne is suing a cartoon for parodying a 20 year old skit from her variety show.

According to Reuters:

Comedian Carol Burnett has filed a copyright infringement suit against the makers of Fox TV's cartoon sitcom "Family Guy" over an episode poking fun at the performer and her variety show from the 1960s and '70s.
The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claims "Family Guy" violated Burnett's exclusive rights to her name and likeness by depicting her signature cleaning-woman character in a segment last April without her consent.
The suit, which seeks at least $2 million in damages, also says the cartoon episode used a "slightly altered version" of the copyrighted musical theme to "The Carol Burnett Show" without permission from the 73-year-old entertainer.
That's pathetic, I wonder if Tarzan can sue her retrospectively for copying his jungle call...

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