Spannende Kart Race met Cromotag! | De Viral Fabriek | Nickelodeon Nederlands
Cromotag, Dirk en DrΓ© doen een levensecht spelletje Mario Kart! Wie zal er winnen?
πΆ De nieuwe hit van Bokado en Treasure! π€ | De Viral Fabriek | Nickelodeon Nederlands
Bokado en Treasure hebben een liedje geschreven en daarbij deze videoclip opgenomen!
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Drake & Josh's Drake Bell Says They Have Some 'Really Clever Ideas' for a 'Drake & Josh' Reboot [Updated]
And dishes on what their characters would be doing in 2018!
Getty Images / Frank Micelotta
Drake & Josh was a staple of many a childhood, and now it's been 11 years since the show was last on our screens, surely that means it's time for a reboot? It's 2018, after all.
Well, star Drake Bell is "absolutely" behind revisiting our favourite stepbrothers, and revealed that co-star Josh Peck has already been floating around some ideas too.
Getty Images / Paul Archuleta / FilmMagic
"I think any chance for Josh and I have to get back together would be awesome," he recently told Digital Spy. "I think the fans would love it. And I would love to see us do something again together. Josh is so great, we have such great chemistry.
"It's kind of a once in a lifetime thing in Hollywood to find that. I've made multiple films with the same person and still not had that kind of chemistry as I do with Josh. It's not just, 'Oh you've worked together for so long and it just happens'."
He also explained that Josh has come up with some "really, really clever ideas" for a Drake & Josh reboot, teasing: "They're so good. I mean I can't say any of them because if they actually happen I want them to be a surprise. But Josh has come up with some really great ideas.
"If we could find it in our schedules, because I'm always touring and he's always doing his thing. If we can find the time in our schedule and the stars align, I think we have the greatest… I think we have a really clever and great idea to come back."
Drake further suggested of what it could entail: "If Josh and I got back together, I don't think we would want to continue the same storyline. I think we would want to do something outside of the box.
"Josh is so creative and I just know that if he and I put our heads together we're not gonna want to do Drake and Josh Go To College. It's going to be something much more creative and interesting than just, 'Oh, what happened to Drake and Josh when they grew up?' It's got to be more interesting than that."
The 32-year-old also theorised where Drake Parker and Josh Nichols would be in 2018, musing: "I think Drake Parker is still living at home, and Josh probably went off and got a great job and is probably managing some artist.
"Or, I dunno, Drake went and got famous and huge, or maybe he still is and did get famous and became a rock star but he still is living at home. I have a feeling he still lives with his mom and dad."
Getty Images / Frank Micelotta
Drake & Josh was a staple of many a childhood, and now it's been 11 years since the show was last on our screens, surely that means it's time for a reboot? It's 2018, after all.
Well, star Drake Bell is "absolutely" behind revisiting our favourite stepbrothers, and revealed that co-star Josh Peck has already been floating around some ideas too.
Getty Images / Paul Archuleta / FilmMagic
"I think any chance for Josh and I have to get back together would be awesome," he recently told Digital Spy. "I think the fans would love it. And I would love to see us do something again together. Josh is so great, we have such great chemistry.
"It's kind of a once in a lifetime thing in Hollywood to find that. I've made multiple films with the same person and still not had that kind of chemistry as I do with Josh. It's not just, 'Oh you've worked together for so long and it just happens'."
He also explained that Josh has come up with some "really, really clever ideas" for a Drake & Josh reboot, teasing: "They're so good. I mean I can't say any of them because if they actually happen I want them to be a surprise. But Josh has come up with some really great ideas.
"If we could find it in our schedules, because I'm always touring and he's always doing his thing. If we can find the time in our schedule and the stars align, I think we have the greatest… I think we have a really clever and great idea to come back."
Drake further suggested of what it could entail: "If Josh and I got back together, I don't think we would want to continue the same storyline. I think we would want to do something outside of the box.
"Josh is so creative and I just know that if he and I put our heads together we're not gonna want to do Drake and Josh Go To College. It's going to be something much more creative and interesting than just, 'Oh, what happened to Drake and Josh when they grew up?' It's got to be more interesting than that."
The 32-year-old also theorised where Drake Parker and Josh Nichols would be in 2018, musing: "I think Drake Parker is still living at home, and Josh probably went off and got a great job and is probably managing some artist.
"Or, I dunno, Drake went and got famous and huge, or maybe he still is and did get famous and became a rock star but he still is living at home. I have a feeling he still lives with his mom and dad."
Eien Performs 'Paradise' by Coldplay; Jacob Performs 'My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark' by Fall Out Boy; Mariah Performs 'No Excuses' by Meghan Trainor LSBS | Nickelodeon
Eien Performs “Paradise” by Coldplay | LSBS | Nickelodeon
With flashing lights all around, Eien really is a star in his performance of “Paradise” by Coldplay! Check out this futuristic space shorty who can do more than just moonwalk! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nick!
FILL IN THE BLANK: My favorite part of the performance was when ___________. πΆ
Jacob Performs “My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark” by Fall Out Boy | LSBS | Nick
Check out Jacob’s rocking performance of “My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark” by Fall Out Boy, proving that zombies really can dance! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nickelodeon!
Give this performance an Emoji rating:
⭐ = ALL-AROUND AMAZING
π― = THE BEST EVER
π = 10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND
Mariah Performs “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor | LSBS | Nickelodeon
Mariah gives it her all in this performance of “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor! There is no excuse not to love this shorty’s awesome dance moves! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nick!
I have no excuse! I LOVED this performance! What was YOUR favorite part?! πΆ
Lip Sync Battle Shorties | How to do the Wave, the Plug Walk & More!
Learn these moves so you can dance along with the Shorties! π
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Originally published: Sunday, November 18, 2018.
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With flashing lights all around, Eien really is a star in his performance of “Paradise” by Coldplay! Check out this futuristic space shorty who can do more than just moonwalk! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nick!
FILL IN THE BLANK: My favorite part of the performance was when ___________. πΆ
Jacob Performs “My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark” by Fall Out Boy | LSBS | Nick
Check out Jacob’s rocking performance of “My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark” by Fall Out Boy, proving that zombies really can dance! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nickelodeon!
Give this performance an Emoji rating:
⭐ = ALL-AROUND AMAZING
π― = THE BEST EVER
π = 10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND
Mariah Performs “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor | LSBS | Nickelodeon
Mariah gives it her all in this performance of “No Excuses” by Meghan Trainor! There is no excuse not to love this shorty’s awesome dance moves! Catch more Lip Sync Battle Shorties on Nick!
I have no excuse! I LOVED this performance! What was YOUR favorite part?! πΆ
Lip Sync Battle Shorties | How to do the Wave, the Plug Walk & More!
Learn these moves so you can dance along with the Shorties! π
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Originally published: Sunday, November 18, 2018.
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Super Tic-Tac-Toe | Henry Danger | Nickelodeon Russia
It's superheroes versus super villains in this super-dangerous game of Tic-Tac-Toe - Henry Danger style! Who will win? Click play below to find out!
ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ-Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ | ΠΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ | Nickelodeon Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ
Π‘ΡΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΉ Π² ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ-Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Ρ ΠΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ, ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ!
Watch more Henry Danger on Nickelodeon!
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Noughts and Crosses.
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ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ-Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ | ΠΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ | Nickelodeon Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ
Π‘ΡΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΉ Π² ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ-Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Ρ ΠΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ, ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ!
Watch more Henry Danger on Nickelodeon!
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Noughts and Crosses.
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Unauthorized Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Show Must Not Go On, Judge Orders
Originally published: Tuesday, February 06, 2018.
UPDATE (11/19): LAS CRUCES, N.M. (CN) – A nonprofit anti-bullying campaign must stop using the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in its stage shows, a federal judge recently ruled, reports Courthouse News Service.
Introduced as comic book characters in 1984, the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, named for Italian Renaissance artists and trained by the sensei rat Splinter, have raked in more than $1 billion through six feature films, four cartoon series, more than two dozen video games, and numerous toy lines. Viacom acquired the rights to the franchise through its Nickelodeon subsidiary in 2009, and recently launched the franchise's latest animated iteration, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Viacom sued New Mexico-based Mark Anthony Baca and his Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign in February of this year, claiming Baca has repeatedly promised to stop violating copyright in his “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” stage shows – but he hasn’t done so.
Baca presents his anti-bullying shows at elementary schools and for community groups across the Southwest. His Guardian Campaign is an Oklahoma nonprofit based in New Mexico.
“The undisputed record shows the Ninja Turtle marks are distinctive, famous, of high quality, and that Defendants’ Show uses marks so similar to Viacom’s famous mark as to impair the distinctiveness of the famous mark and to harm the reputation of the famous mark by linking it to a Show of inferior quality,” U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera wrote in a 14-page order.
Amateur videos of Guardian shows feature the reptilian heroes spin-kicking, shouting their signature “Cowabunga!” and dancing to Michael Jackson songs while delivering their anti-bullying message. In one show, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles defeat their arch-nemesis Shredder, whereupon Master Splinter declares the turtles ready to take on bullies.
Baca and Guardian call the show a parody – which would protect it under fair-use laws. But Viacom says it’s a straight knockoff.
“The show is not a parody,” the company said in its 24-page complaint. “The show provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles. Additionally, the Ninja Turtles characters are portrayed without any irony or self-awareness that would suggest a parodic element to the show.”
Since Viacom filed its complaint, Baca and Guardian have not responded to court motions and filings. Viacom published its complaints in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, emailed Baca’s last known address and sent documents to Baca’s mother, among others, in an attempt to reach the defendants.
Baca still didn’t respond, so on Thursday Herrera granted Viacom’s request to permanently bar Guardian and Baca from using the Ninja Turtles in their performances.
Herrera didn’t order any punitive damages against Baca or Guardian, but with the defendants absent from the court proceedings, the Cowabunga show must not go on.
###
UPDATE (2/6): Mark Anthony Baca has told TheWrap that, after being approached by Viacom, his show was changed to fit the legal definition of parody. He also maintained that his show contained anti-bullying segments. Baca also said that the Turtles parodies show has ended its run, and that he is moving on to a new show with his own brand.
Original post:
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (CN) — Viacom is suing a New Mexico-based nonprofit in federal court, warning it needs to stop featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in its anti-bullying campaign.
Introduced in a 1984 movie, the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello - named for Italian Renaissance artists and trained by their sensei rat Splinter, have made more than $1 billion through six feature films, four cartoon series, toys and more than two dozen video games. Viacom acquired the rights to the franchise through its Nickelodeon subsidiary in 2009.
Viacom started legal proceedings against Mark Anthony Baca and his Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign on Friday, February 2, 2018 claiming Baca has repeatedly promised to stop violating copyright in his “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” stage shows, but he continues in “flagrant, knowing willful” violation of its intellectual property.
Baca presents anti-bullying shows at elementary schools and to community groups across the Southwest. His Guardian Campaign is an Oklahoma nonprofit based in New Mexico.
Viacom says it demanded that Baca cease and desist violating copyright in August 2015, in November 2016, and again in January 2017.
After these repeated demands, Viacom says, Baca promised to stop infringing copyright in January 2017 — but it was a lie. “In January 2018, Viacom contacted defendants once again, and defendants once again acknowledged their wrongdoing and agreed to cease their infringement,” the complaint states.
“Nevertheless, the very next day, defendants performed the infringing show and continue to perform the show to this day.”
In one show, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles defeat their arch nemesis Shredder, whereupon Master Splinter declares the turtles ready to take on bullies.
Amateur videos of Guardian shows feature the reptilian heroes spin-kicking, shouting their signature “Cowabunga!” and dancing to Michael Jackson songs while delivering their anti-bullying message.
Baca and Guardian call the show a parody, but Viacom calls it a straight ripoff.
“The show is not a parody,” it says in its 24-page complaint. “The show provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles. Additionally, the Ninja Turtles characters are portrayed without any irony or self-awareness that would suggest a parodic element to the show.”
Represented by Jeremy Harrison with Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Viacom says its attorney “finally reached Mr. Baca by telephone on January 17, 2018. Mr. Baca acknowledged his infringement and agreed to cease his infringing conduct and cancel upcoming shows,” the complaint states.
Then Baca sent an email saying he’d stop violating copyright if he could complete his scheduled performances. Not good enough, Viacom says. Its attorney spoke with him again on Jan. 18, and told him the infringement “must cease immediately.”
Baca agreed, Viacom says — then did it again that very night, and again three days later. And he’s still marketing the show, through at least April 5, in four states across the country, for $10 to $12 a seat, or $25 for a ticket to “meet and greet” the turtles. He even sells Ninja Turtles merchandise at the shows, “further suggesting an affiliation with Viacom.”
Enough is enough, Viacom says. It seeks an injunction and punitive damages for copyright and trademark infringement and dilution and unfair trade, plus attorney’s fees and costs of suit.
Neither party could be reached for comment by telephone Monday, February 2, 2018.
Via Courthouse News.
Also, via TheWrap:
Cowabunga! Viacom is harnessing the power of its legal team to shut down a live-action show that they say is ripping off its beloved “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” property.
In its lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New Mexico, Viacom says that the “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” show is an infringement on “TMNT,” and despite defendants Mark Anthony Baca and Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign admitting the infringement and agreeing to knock it off, the show ha gone on — hence the lawsuit.
“Defendants do not have a license or other form of authorization from Viacom to make use of any of Viacom’s copyrights or trademarks in any way,” the suit reads.
According to the suit, the show makes use of Viacom’s characters Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and others, and of the characters’ “distinctive costumes.”
Viacom insists that, despite the billing, the live-action show is “not a parody” and “provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles.” And while the show is billed as having an anti-bullying message, “bullying is not the focus of the Show. At bottom, the Show is centered around Viacom’s Ninja Turtles Properties, which Defendants have no authorization to use.”
And despite copying the Ninja Turtles, the suit says, the show “is an amateur production with unprofessional actors.”
TheWrap has reached out to Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign for comment on the suit.
Alleging copyright infringement and other counts, the suit is seeking an end to the alleged infringement, and unspecified damages.
--Ends--
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UPDATE (11/19): LAS CRUCES, N.M. (CN) – A nonprofit anti-bullying campaign must stop using the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in its stage shows, a federal judge recently ruled, reports Courthouse News Service.
Introduced as comic book characters in 1984, the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, named for Italian Renaissance artists and trained by the sensei rat Splinter, have raked in more than $1 billion through six feature films, four cartoon series, more than two dozen video games, and numerous toy lines. Viacom acquired the rights to the franchise through its Nickelodeon subsidiary in 2009, and recently launched the franchise's latest animated iteration, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Viacom sued New Mexico-based Mark Anthony Baca and his Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign in February of this year, claiming Baca has repeatedly promised to stop violating copyright in his “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” stage shows – but he hasn’t done so.
Baca presents his anti-bullying shows at elementary schools and for community groups across the Southwest. His Guardian Campaign is an Oklahoma nonprofit based in New Mexico.
“The undisputed record shows the Ninja Turtle marks are distinctive, famous, of high quality, and that Defendants’ Show uses marks so similar to Viacom’s famous mark as to impair the distinctiveness of the famous mark and to harm the reputation of the famous mark by linking it to a Show of inferior quality,” U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera wrote in a 14-page order.
Amateur videos of Guardian shows feature the reptilian heroes spin-kicking, shouting their signature “Cowabunga!” and dancing to Michael Jackson songs while delivering their anti-bullying message. In one show, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles defeat their arch-nemesis Shredder, whereupon Master Splinter declares the turtles ready to take on bullies.
Baca and Guardian call the show a parody – which would protect it under fair-use laws. But Viacom says it’s a straight knockoff.
“The show is not a parody,” the company said in its 24-page complaint. “The show provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles. Additionally, the Ninja Turtles characters are portrayed without any irony or self-awareness that would suggest a parodic element to the show.”
Since Viacom filed its complaint, Baca and Guardian have not responded to court motions and filings. Viacom published its complaints in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, emailed Baca’s last known address and sent documents to Baca’s mother, among others, in an attempt to reach the defendants.
Baca still didn’t respond, so on Thursday Herrera granted Viacom’s request to permanently bar Guardian and Baca from using the Ninja Turtles in their performances.
Herrera didn’t order any punitive damages against Baca or Guardian, but with the defendants absent from the court proceedings, the Cowabunga show must not go on.
###
UPDATE (2/6): Mark Anthony Baca has told TheWrap that, after being approached by Viacom, his show was changed to fit the legal definition of parody. He also maintained that his show contained anti-bullying segments. Baca also said that the Turtles parodies show has ended its run, and that he is moving on to a new show with his own brand.
Original post:
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (CN) — Viacom is suing a New Mexico-based nonprofit in federal court, warning it needs to stop featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in its anti-bullying campaign.
Introduced in a 1984 movie, the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello - named for Italian Renaissance artists and trained by their sensei rat Splinter, have made more than $1 billion through six feature films, four cartoon series, toys and more than two dozen video games. Viacom acquired the rights to the franchise through its Nickelodeon subsidiary in 2009.
Viacom started legal proceedings against Mark Anthony Baca and his Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign on Friday, February 2, 2018 claiming Baca has repeatedly promised to stop violating copyright in his “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” stage shows, but he continues in “flagrant, knowing willful” violation of its intellectual property.
Baca presents anti-bullying shows at elementary schools and to community groups across the Southwest. His Guardian Campaign is an Oklahoma nonprofit based in New Mexico.
Viacom says it demanded that Baca cease and desist violating copyright in August 2015, in November 2016, and again in January 2017.
After these repeated demands, Viacom says, Baca promised to stop infringing copyright in January 2017 — but it was a lie. “In January 2018, Viacom contacted defendants once again, and defendants once again acknowledged their wrongdoing and agreed to cease their infringement,” the complaint states.
“Nevertheless, the very next day, defendants performed the infringing show and continue to perform the show to this day.”
In one show, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles defeat their arch nemesis Shredder, whereupon Master Splinter declares the turtles ready to take on bullies.
Amateur videos of Guardian shows feature the reptilian heroes spin-kicking, shouting their signature “Cowabunga!” and dancing to Michael Jackson songs while delivering their anti-bullying message.
Baca and Guardian call the show a parody, but Viacom calls it a straight ripoff.
“The show is not a parody,” it says in its 24-page complaint. “The show provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles. Additionally, the Ninja Turtles characters are portrayed without any irony or self-awareness that would suggest a parodic element to the show.”
Represented by Jeremy Harrison with Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Viacom says its attorney “finally reached Mr. Baca by telephone on January 17, 2018. Mr. Baca acknowledged his infringement and agreed to cease his infringing conduct and cancel upcoming shows,” the complaint states.
Then Baca sent an email saying he’d stop violating copyright if he could complete his scheduled performances. Not good enough, Viacom says. Its attorney spoke with him again on Jan. 18, and told him the infringement “must cease immediately.”
Baca agreed, Viacom says — then did it again that very night, and again three days later. And he’s still marketing the show, through at least April 5, in four states across the country, for $10 to $12 a seat, or $25 for a ticket to “meet and greet” the turtles. He even sells Ninja Turtles merchandise at the shows, “further suggesting an affiliation with Viacom.”
Enough is enough, Viacom says. It seeks an injunction and punitive damages for copyright and trademark infringement and dilution and unfair trade, plus attorney’s fees and costs of suit.
Neither party could be reached for comment by telephone Monday, February 2, 2018.
Via Courthouse News.
Also, via TheWrap:
Cowabunga! Viacom is harnessing the power of its legal team to shut down a live-action show that they say is ripping off its beloved “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” property.
In its lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in New Mexico, Viacom says that the “Ninja Turtles Live Action Parody” show is an infringement on “TMNT,” and despite defendants Mark Anthony Baca and Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign admitting the infringement and agreeing to knock it off, the show ha gone on — hence the lawsuit.
“Defendants do not have a license or other form of authorization from Viacom to make use of any of Viacom’s copyrights or trademarks in any way,” the suit reads.
According to the suit, the show makes use of Viacom’s characters Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and others, and of the characters’ “distinctive costumes.”
Viacom insists that, despite the billing, the live-action show is “not a parody” and “provides no meaningful commentary upon, or criticism of, the Ninja Turtles.” And while the show is billed as having an anti-bullying message, “bullying is not the focus of the Show. At bottom, the Show is centered around Viacom’s Ninja Turtles Properties, which Defendants have no authorization to use.”
And despite copying the Ninja Turtles, the suit says, the show “is an amateur production with unprofessional actors.”
TheWrap has reached out to Guardian Anti-Bullying Campaign for comment on the suit.
Alleging copyright infringement and other counts, the suit is seeking an end to the alleged infringement, and unspecified damages.
--Ends--
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