The music firm BMG is suing MGA Leisure over a industrial for Poopsie Slime Shock toys. The advert includes a music titled, “My Poops,” which is a parody of the Black Eyed Peas‘ music, “My Humps.” BMG owns the music’s copyright.
In line with paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, BMG claims that MGA Leisure exhibited “willful copyright infringement” and “exploited, with out authorization” with the industrial, which launched in 2020.
Within the authentic monitor, the lyrics are as follows: “Whatcha gon’ do with all that junk? / All that junk inside your trunk? / I’ma get, get, get, get you drunk / Get you like drunk off my humps.”
Within the parody, alternatively, they go: “Whatcha gon’ do with all that poop? / All that poop, woo, woo / I’ma poop, poop, poop, poop, oh yeah.”
BMG is looking for $10 million in damages in addition to the destruction of “all copies” of “My Poops.” They declare the industrial “devalued future licenses” for the Black Eyed Peas’ hit music.
“The Infringing Video was distributed on YouTube and elsewhere,” the docs learn. “Defendant additionally included the Infringing Work into its bodily Dancing Unicorn Toys.”
The toys play the music when somebody presses a heart-shaped stomach button on the entrance of the toy.
The Black Eyed Peas launched “My Humps” again in 2005, earlier than the monitor peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Sizzling 100.
Take a look at the industrial that includes the “My Poops” parody under, in addition to the unique Black Eyed Peas monitor.
