Toy maker Mattel Inc. went to court last week to declare that the name of its clean-cut Barbie dolls doesn't belong on a "model's" pornographic Web site. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the Web site for an adult entertainer named China Barbie has tried to benefit from Mattel's success with the 48-year-old line of dolls. China Barbie's site says she's a "cordial young lady" who sat behind the desks of some of the world's leading investment banking firms and advertising agencies in New York before getting into porn. It says her filmography includes "Me Luv You Long Time," "Ethnic Cheerleaders 8" and "Passport to Paradise." The lawsuit said Global China Networks used a domain name containing the word "barbie" in a "bad faith attempt to profit from Mattel's Barbie trademarks" and had damaged Mattel's good name. Mattel wants the site shut down and US$100,000 in damages.
If they only knew the stuff I used to do to my sister's Barbies...
No comments:
Post a Comment