Judge sweeps clouds away for makers of R-rated puppet movie NEW YORK (AP) - A judge in New York has ruled against the makers of "Sesame Street" in a dispute with the distributor of the upcoming Melissa McCarthy movie, "The Happytime Murders." U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick ruled Wednesday that distributor STX Productions can continue to use the tagline "No sesame. All street" in promoting the R-rated film, which features Muppet-like puppets in a comedic crime story. Sesame Workshop sued last week, seeking to end the inclusion of the tagline in promotional materials ahead of the film's Aug. 17 release. The company argued that the public would be confused and think the movie was supported by "Sesame Street." Broderick heard oral arguments Wednesday before issuing his ruling. He said Sesame Workshop hadn't demonstrated that moviegoers were confused or that sponsors or parents were complaining.
On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 10:04 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > It's been all over social media for a week or two now, to the point where > I am sick of it. Had they not used the words Sesame and Street in the ad, > it is parody and that's that. But I think using those words, they are going > to have to settle. > > On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 9:59 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> NEW YORK (AP) - The makers of "Sesame Street" are suing the promoter of a >> new Melissa McCarthy movie, saying it's abusing the famed puppets' sterling >> reputation to advertise the film. >> A judge Friday scheduled a hearing next week to consider a request for >> immediate relief by Sesame Workshop, which sued Thursday in federal court >> for unspecified damages. >> The film, "The Happytime Murders," is scheduled for release Aug. 17. >> McCarthy plays a human detective who teams with a puppet partner to >> investigate grisly puppet murders. >> The lawsuit said the "Sesame Street" brand will be harmed by a >> just-released movie trailer featuring "explicit, profane, drug-using, >> misogynistic, violent, copulating and even ejaculating puppets" along with >> the tagline "NO SESAME. ALL STREET." >> STX Productions LLC says in a statement it is confident in its legal >> position. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
