(LOS ANGELES) - Mattel Inc. has filed suit against
MCA Records Inc. and Universal Music &
Video Distribution Inc. for trademark infringement and
dilution resulting from the alleged unauthorized use of the toy
manufacturer's Barbie doll trademarks and likeness
in the hit song "Barbie Girl" by Danish pop group
Aqua. Filed Thursday, the suit, which also names
MCA's British, Danish, and Swedish affiliates, claims that the
song, which is currently No. 9 on Billboard's Hot 100
Singles chart, contains lyrics that "associate sexual and other
unsavory themes with Mattel's Barbie products." Among the lyric
examples cited are "kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky" and
"make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please, I can act like
a star, I can beg on my knees." The suit seeks an injunction
forcing the defendants to stop their alleged infringement of the
Barbie doll trademarks, the recall and destruction of all
infringing products, and unspecified damages. In a prepared
statement, MCA responds: "In our view, Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' is just
a fun, funny pop song and every copy is clearly marked with a
disclaimer that reads: The song 'Barbie Girl' is a social comment
and was not created or approved by the makers of the doll."
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