The Velvet Underground (2021)

[DAT_JB]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

Mattel tried suing the Swedish band Aqua for their song and music video Barbie Girl and got laughed out of court, since it was protected parody. I would think the same would happen here and I would hope Mattel wouldn't be stupid enough to try that lawsuit again. Their threats about this film came before their disastrous Aqua lawsuit.

I agree, the songs are the issue. The movie doesn't just use the compositions, which could be licensed from whatever label owns them, it uses the original recordings, which are integral to the film. I suspect Richard Carpenter would sooner burn the master tapes than grant the rights to them to be legally used in this film.

Aqua is Danish band