WTF!!! Courts say APPLIANCE MENACED BARBIE OK
 

APPLIANCE MENACED BARBIE OK

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a Utah artist's right to make nude photos of Barbie dolls being menaced by kitchen appliances.

Noting the image of Barbie dolls is "ripe for social comment," a three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected toymaker Mattel Inc.'s appeal of a lower court ruling in favour of lampooning the popular doll.

The San Francisco-based appeals court ruled that naked photos of Barbie made by Kanab, Utah, artist Thomas Forsythe were meant to be a parody and could not affect demand for Mattel products.

Mattel sued the artist in 1999, alleging he had infringed on its copyrights, trademark and trade dress. The court in August 2001 held that Forsythe's use of Barbie was protected by fair use doctrine.



Why would anyone want to make nude photos of Barbie dolls being menaced by kitchen appliances?
What could they get out of it?

Are you kidding? I'll be surprised if the artist doesn't get a goverment grant to do it and we'll all have to support him!
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does menaced by kitchen appliances mean being put through a meat grinder because that is about all the artistc sense I could make out of the statement.

I don't know, its got me confused.

And I agree he probably got a gov grant for it.

That's all kinds of inappropriate.