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Digital Legal
Justin Bieber sued over beaver game objections
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 29 February 2012
The maker of the previously reported Joustin Beaver game has seized the agenda, and is suing Justin Bieber after his people issued a cease and desist saying the smart phone app breached the pop star’s rights.
As previously reported, Bieber’s people said the game was trying to rip off the pop teen’s name and identity, and requested that tech firm RC3 stop distributing the app, and hand over an account of any revenues generated by it so far.
But RC3 says that Joustin Beaver – an animated beaver with something approximating the classic Bieber hair cut – is allowed under the American Constitution’s First Amendment, which protects parody.
Presumably keen to assure Team Bieber don’t pressure iTunes to stop distributing the game, according to TMZ, Team Beaver have responded to the pop star’s cease and desist by launching their own lawsuit, to get legal clarification form the courts. The Biebster is yet to respond.
