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 Carol Burnett sues Family Guy
Carol Burnett sues Family Guy
The comedian wants $2 million in damages because her trademarked "charwoman" character was parodied in an 18-second segment. picked by VoodooPeacock 2 years ago
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 2manyuse...
2 years ago
I would hope that they counter sue the old b***h.

What a freaking joke. They make a peffectly legal parody and she sues them. Even though she has no legal standing, just the lawsuit will cost the producers a ton of money.

They are right that she made her living parodying the work of others. Many of her skits and routines were parodies of movies, books, etc.
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 DoggySpe...
2 years ago
Meh,

It is clearly parody, and thus protected as free speech.
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 tundramo...
2 years ago
Under different circumstances I could maybe see her point, but not this time.

It's 'Family Guy'. They insult/parody everyone and everything. The fact that she wants to sue just makes it even funnier.
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