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As well intentioned as GoldieBlox might be, they apparently violated the wishes of Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, and possibly his will, which prohibits the us

As well intentioned as GoldieBlox might be, they apparently violated the wishes of Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, and possibly his will, which prohibits the use of his music "artistic property" for advertising purposes after his death. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-yauchs-will-prohibits-use-of-his-music-in-ads-20120809 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-yauchs-will-proh... According to the Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/beastie-boys-girls-viral-video-659308 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/beastie-boys-girls-..., the Beastie Boys have threatened Goldblox with copyright infringement, and GoldieBlox has filed a lawsuit asking "declaratory relief that the video is not a copyright infringement" (http://www.scribd.com/doc/186402972/Beastie http://www.scribd.com/doc/186402972/Beastie) I am certainly not a lawyer, and I enjoyed the video, and it sort of seems like a fair use parody, except that I am led to understand fair use often depends on things like if it's for commercial use and how much of the original material is used. So it could be an interesting legal fight. It does seem to be disrespectful and a misstep. In contrast, Weird Al Yankovic famously asks for permission of the targeted artists to parody their songs. Word is GoldieBlox is now learning the lesson of: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Parody)

GhotiFish 13y ago
Thanks for the info. On a personal note, I hope GoldieBlox wins it.
- __pThrow 13y ago
  I am genuinely torn. I would like them to win in terms of copyright theory. I wish there was someway to come to terms with Adam's will however. Though presumably an innocent mistake, I do think that's a very big deal (on a karmic level.)
  - jbigelow76 13y ago
    >Though presumably an innocent mistake Oh come on, no need to be naive. It's not like the Goldieblox people heard the melody to "Girls" and thought it would work well for their commercial, they knew the pop-cultural baggage that came with that song and leveraged it for the marketing angle. That's not a criticism, it was savvy, regardless of how any lawsuits pan out Goldieblox should could out ahead.
  - malandrew 13y ago
    They could just remove the advertising parts at the end. It's not until the TV turns on that you know it is an advertisement.

GhotiFish 13y ago

Thanks for the info. On a personal note, I hope GoldieBlox wins it.

__pThrow 13y ago
I am genuinely torn. I would like them to win in terms of copyright theory. I wish there was someway to come to terms with Adam's will however. Though presumably an innocent mistake, I do think that's a very big deal (on a karmic level.)
- jbigelow76 13y ago
  >Though presumably an innocent mistake Oh come on, no need to be naive. It's not like the Goldieblox people heard the melody to "Girls" and thought it would work well for their commercial, they knew the pop-cultural baggage that came with that song and leveraged it for the marketing angle. That's not a criticism, it was savvy, regardless of how any lawsuits pan out Goldieblox should could out ahead.
- malandrew 13y ago
  They could just remove the advertising parts at the end. It's not until the TV turns on that you know it is an advertisement.