Toy manufacturer Mattel is not entitled to summary judgment in a copyright infringement case against a British woman who sold sexually explicit dolls made partly with Mattel's SuperStar Barbie head, a federal judge in New York has ruled. The judge found that the defendant's statements about artistic expression and parody raised the affirmative defense of fair use.
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Showing Barbie Doll's Head on Sex Web Site May Be Fair Use
New York Law Journal
November 7, 2002
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