Carol Burnett sues TV’s “Family Guy” cartoon

March 18th, 2007

“Comedian Carol Burnett has filed a copyright infringement suit against the makers of Fox TV’s cartoon sitcom “Family Guy” over an episode poking fun at the performer and her variety show from the 1960s and ’70s. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claims “Family Guy” violated Burnett’s exclusive rights to her name and likeness by depicting her signature cleaning-woman character in a segment last April without her consent…” (Read full article here)

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