The Beastie Boys are threatening to take legal action over a video set to their 1986 song “Girls.” This video depicts children building a Rube Goldberg-type machine and replaces lyrics such as “Girls — to do the dishes/ Girls — to clean up my room/” with the less offensive “Girls – to build the spaceship/ Girls — to code the new app.”

The video’s creator is claiming protection under the copyright doctrine of parody which is a form of fair use while attorney’s for the Beastie Boys assert the video is a “big problem” that has a “very significant impact.”

Share your views on this David and Goliath type copyright battle below.

Omid Khalifeh

Omid Khalifeh, Founder and Managing Attorney, Omni Legal Group

Omid Khalifeh is a registered patent attorney and the founder of Omni Legal Group, a Los Angeles intellectual property and business law firm. He advises inventors, startups, and established businesses on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret strategy, from initial filing through enforcement. He is licensed by the State Bar of California and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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