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Bieber’s lawyers not happy with Joustin Beaver game
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 27 February 2012
Justin Bieber is not impressed by Joustin Beaver it seems. Joustin Beaver is the animated star of a smartphone game, and the Biebster’s people reckon the character is trying to rip off his name and identity.
According to TMZ, the maker of the app game, RC3, has received a cease and desist from the pop teen’s people, and a demand they declare to Bieber’s reps any revenues made from sales of the 99 cents game so far. But RC3 seems determined to continue selling the game, which it says is a parody and therefore protected under American law.
As you might remember, in the UK, where parody protection is not so strong, Lady Gaga managed to stop the Moshi Monster social network from releasing songs from its character Lady Goo Goo, though as far as we’re aware both the Goo Goo and another Justin inspired Beaver – Dustbin Beaver – still live within the Moshi universe, unhindered by tedious intellectual property lawyers.
