The makers of the Barbie doll lost out in a federal appeals court in San Francisco today in their bid to pursue a trademark infringement lawsuit over a song called "Barbie Girl" by a Danish rock band.

An ironic Beastie Boys music video was an inspiration for Aqua’s “Barbie Girl.” The video also drew inspiration from multiple Hanna-Barbera cartoons. The music video is about as popular as the clip ...

“Come on Barbie, let’s go party!” is the immortal refrain from Aqua’s 1997 song “Barbie Girl” but when it comes to the upcoming Margot Robbie movie, Aqua haven’t been invited to join the fun. Despite ...

It's a Barbie world, and Aqua is still very much living in it. The Danish-Norwegian band is enjoying a career resurgence, thanks to the blockbuster "Barbie" movie. Their "Barbie Girl" song, already a ...

In the United States, the first amendment and the laws that follow provides robust protections to parodies. This was something Mattel, the toymakers behind Barbie, learned firsthand in Mattel, Inc. v.