Carol Burnett filed a $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, claiming her cleaning woman character was portrayed on the animated series "Family Guy." The U.S. District Court suit filed in Los Angeles said that Fox didn't have her permission to include her Charwoman character in an April 2006 episode. Besides copyright infringement, Burnett alleges 20th Century Fox violated her publicity rights and misappropriated her likeness and name.
March 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Carol Burnett filed a $2 million copyright infringement lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, claiming her cleaning woman character was portrayed on the animated series “Family Guy.”
The U.S. District Court suit filed Thursday said the Fox Broadcasting show didn’t have her permission to include her Charwoman character in an April 2006 episode.
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