Carol Burnett is known for mocking people but that doesn't mean she wants to be mocked. She's suing Family Guy for $2 million for using her image and name without her permission according to Reuters.
Carol says Family Guy committed copyright infringement. She claims she has exclusive rights to her name and image and she was not asked to use either. She asked the show to edit her out but that didn't happen. Next step? $2 million lawsuit, why not?A spokesman for 20th Century Fox said the suit lacks merit and the 18-second sequence was a parody.
“‘Family Guy,’ like the ‘Carol Burnett Show,’ is famous for its pop culture parodies and satirical jabs at celebrities. We are surprised that Ms. Burnett, who has made a career of spoofing others on television, would go so far as to sue ‘Family Guy’ for a simple bit of comedy."
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