BMG allegedly reached an alleged settlement for an alleged copyright lawsuit over a parody version of pop band Black Eyed Peas’ song, “My Humps.” According to Billboard, BMG settled the alleged lawsuit against toymaker MGA Entertainment. MGA Entertainment reportedly promoted an alleged brand titled “unicorn poop” with their alleged release of an alleged parody, “My Poops.” The brand allegedly used the tune of Black Eyed Peas’ song, “My Humps.” On Tuesday, October 3, a federal judge reportedly stated that the toymaker and BMG allegedly “reached a settlement in principle” in their resolution to solve the alleged copyright infringement case.
Neither BMG nor MGA has responded or commented on the alleged settlement. MGA allegedly released their parody “My Poops” to promote their brand of unicorn slime. MGA is also reported to have allegedly changed a part of the original lyrics of Black Eyed Peas’ song, replacing the lyrics with, “Whatcha gonna do with all that poop, all that poop.”
In January of this year, Black Eyed Peas sued MGA for their alleged copyright infringement. In response, BMG reportedly commented on the alleged similar music elements: “Music, especially a hit song such as ‘My Humps,’ adds great value when incorporated into a product or used in a video advertisement, because it increases consumer recognizability, consumer engagement and attention to the product. The infringing work is so substantially similar to ‘My Humps’ that it is obvious that the infringing work was intentionally copied.”
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