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Beastie Boys settle lawsuit with toy maker over ‘Girls’ parody ad

18
Mar
2014

The Beastie Boys and toy maker GoldieBlox have settled a lawsuit over an ad that the company debuted late last year parodying one of the bands hit songs. As part of the settlement, GoldieBlox will no longer be able to use its parody of the Beastie Boys song Girls and will publish an apology to […]

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The Beastie Boys don’t want their music in this girl-power parody ad

26
Nov
2013

The parody music video is a staple of pop gender studies, but girl-focused toy company GoldieBlox is accused of crossing the line between commentary and commercial exploitation. In late November, the company posted a YouTube video taking aim at a homogeneous pink and pretty toy aisle, showing a trio of girls building a Rube Goldberg […]

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