It's been all over social media for a week or two now, to the point where I am sick of it. Had they not used the words Sesame and Street in the ad, it is parody and that's that. But I think using those words, they are going to have to settle.
On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 9:59 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > > NEW YORK (AP) - The makers of "Sesame Street" are suing the promoter of a > new Melissa McCarthy movie, saying it's abusing the famed puppets' sterling > reputation to advertise the film. > A judge Friday scheduled a hearing next week to consider a request for > immediate relief by Sesame Workshop, which sued Thursday in federal court > for unspecified damages. > The film, "The Happytime Murders," is scheduled for release Aug. 17. > McCarthy plays a human detective who teams with a puppet partner to > investigate grisly puppet murders. > The lawsuit said the "Sesame Street" brand will be harmed by a > just-released movie trailer featuring "explicit, profane, drug-using, > misogynistic, violent, copulating and even ejaculating puppets" along with > the tagline "NO SESAME. ALL STREET." > STX Productions LLC says in a statement it is confident in its legal > position. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
