Beyonce is finally paying the price for her swagger-jacking ways! Apparently a Bulgarian bikini designer decided to sue over a bootleg version of their bikini which BeyBey rocked for the “Video Phone” video and a German judge agreed, ruling that the clip can no longer be distributed in Germany. Pop the hood for the dirty details.
In what has to be one of the more bizarre copyright disputes, the underwear manufacturer Triumph sued Sony because Beyoncé was wearing copyright infringing underwear in her music video “Video Phone”. Seriously.
The design in question by Bulgarian designer Iskren Lozanov is shown on the right, the music video below (the infringement occurs at about 0.50′). This week, the 7th Civil Chamber of the Landgericht Munich upheld an ex parte injunction barring Sony from distributing the “Video Phone” clip in Germany.
Triumph argued Beyoncé was wearing an unauthorized reproduction of the Iskren Lozanov design. Sony countered that both designs were inspired by Picasso, but otherwise, there were few similarities. The slips, in particular, were wholly different. The judge disagreed: the Lozanov design was highly original and enjoyed a wide scope of protection, and was therefore infringed by the underwear worn by Beyoncé.
Sony’s lawyer announced that, after consultation with Beyoncé, he would most likely appeal the decision.
Wow Bey Bey takes an L??? That never happens. Too bad this judgement would never hold up in a U.S. court. We’ll just have to continue suffering through the swagger jacking.
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