Post by bananasmom on Jun 10, 2013 0:39:17 GMT -5
MGA Entertainment Sued Over Use of Type Font in Broadcast Ads
By Victoria Slind-Flor
MGA Entertainment Inc., the Van Nuys, California-based maker of the Bratz, Lalaloopsy and Moxie Girlz dolls, was sued for copyright infringement by a Wisconsin-based type house.
Font Diner Inc. of Eau Clair, Wisconsin, claims MGA is using some of its software and fonts without authorization in its broadcast advertising.
According to the complaint filed June 4 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, the type house said that while MGA took a basic license to use its Country Fair Picnic family of fonts, that license didn’t cover use in broadcast media. Specifically, Font Diner claims that Chowderhead, which is one of the Country Fair Picnic fonts, was used in television ads for its Lalaloopsy product line.
MGA’s alleged infringement continues, despite the company’s having been put on notice that its use of Chowderhead in broadcast ads is unauthorized, the type house claims.
Font Diner said it is harmed by MGA’s actions and has lost revenue. It asked the court for money damages, attorney fees and litigation costs, and for orders barring further infringement and for the seizure of all infringing content in MGA’s possession.
MGA didn’t respond immediately to an e-mailed request for comment.
The case is Font Diner Inc. v. MGA Entertainment Inc., 1:13-cv-03203-BMC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn).
Source: www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-10/interdigital-mga-entertainment-intellectual-property
By Victoria Slind-Flor
MGA Entertainment Inc., the Van Nuys, California-based maker of the Bratz, Lalaloopsy and Moxie Girlz dolls, was sued for copyright infringement by a Wisconsin-based type house.
Font Diner Inc. of Eau Clair, Wisconsin, claims MGA is using some of its software and fonts without authorization in its broadcast advertising.
According to the complaint filed June 4 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, the type house said that while MGA took a basic license to use its Country Fair Picnic family of fonts, that license didn’t cover use in broadcast media. Specifically, Font Diner claims that Chowderhead, which is one of the Country Fair Picnic fonts, was used in television ads for its Lalaloopsy product line.
MGA’s alleged infringement continues, despite the company’s having been put on notice that its use of Chowderhead in broadcast ads is unauthorized, the type house claims.
Font Diner said it is harmed by MGA’s actions and has lost revenue. It asked the court for money damages, attorney fees and litigation costs, and for orders barring further infringement and for the seizure of all infringing content in MGA’s possession.
MGA didn’t respond immediately to an e-mailed request for comment.
The case is Font Diner Inc. v. MGA Entertainment Inc., 1:13-cv-03203-BMC, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn).
Source: www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-10/interdigital-mga-entertainment-intellectual-property
