Mattel sued the band‚ saying they violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object‚ referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo."[1] They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie‚ and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on their marketing plan. Mattel also claimed that the cover packaging of the single used "Barbie pink"‚ a trademarked color owned by Mattel.[2] Aqua claimed that Mattel injected their own meanings into
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Acquisition in India and the Tata Nano Project: A Comparison of Singur with Sanand By Devparna Roy Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing 6-8 April 2011 Organised by the Land Deals Politics Initiative (LDPI) in collaboration with the Journal of Peasant Studies and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the Institute of Development Studies‚ University of Sussex GUJARAT’S GAIN AND BENGAL’S LOSS? “DEVELOPMENT‚” LAND ACQUISITION IN INDIA AND THE TATA
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The subject of racism is a continual controversial issue within everyday society. It’s inevitable. Everywhere you go‚ you’ll come across some sort of discrimination or racism. It’s like we’re programmed to judge instantly‚ it’s in our human nature. Religion‚ age and racial discrimination literally surrounds us and we can’t do much to stop it until we change ourselves‚ and let’s face it that’s probably not going to happen. So the main questions I normally ask myself are: Why are we prejudiced? Is
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The 20th century is replete with personages who helped set the standards or defined the course of national or international history. In the artistic world‚ many great individuals contributed to making the period interesting‚ revolutionary and creative. Literature: William Butler YeatsIn the literary world‚ among the 20th century giants is William Butler Yeats. An Irish-born dramatist‚ poet and prose writer‚ Yeats is regarded as one of the towering giants of English-language writing for the century
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The worldwide‚ iconic centerpiece for art and history known commonly as The Louvre has been the home to the French monarchy‚ a battle fortress during the Hundred Years War and currently as a world-class museum with art ranging from the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci(which some believe to be a self-portrait of DaVinci) to artifacts from Ancient Egypt to Greek‚ Etruscan‚ Native American and Near East antiquities. But the Louvre was not always the artistic mecca that the world has familiarized the name
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Case Study 1 Introduction Since KFC opened the first outlet in Beijing in 1987‚ the fast-food giant has occupied its dominant position in China(Bell and Shelman 2011). As KFC expands rapidly in China‚ it formulates specific strategy aiming to Chinese customers and accomplishes unprecedented success. Among all the strategies‚ the localization strategy and the different operation management contribute significantly. While analyzing such strategies‚ benefits and weakness both emerge and some questions
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Controversy on Modern Language People have often wondered why everyone around us says different sayings and talks in an unusual way. It mainly deals with modern technology and new generations. Although most Americans speak the same language‚ there is a controversy on modern language today because of the use of cell phones‚ regional area slang‚ and background origin. Cell phones have become a necessity to Americans in today’s world. Many Americans may have a personal cell phone plus a business
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NEW DELHI: Not many in India today would remember Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) certainly wouldn’t want to remember the group of stone pelting farmers who forced the fast food chain to temporarily down its shutters in India in mid 1990s. In fact‚ the company now doesn’t want the consumers to remember it as Kentucky Fried Chicken. Just KFC would do nicely. Thank you very much. More than a decade after they set foot in India‚ all the major MNC fast food chains such
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The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Rachel Williams POSC 450.001 Senior Seminar October 24‚ 2009 The Surrogate Motherhood Controversy Summary The surrogate motherhood controversy has been an ongoing battle for many years with two different sides giving their viewpoints. This has created much of a battle over recent years. Surrogate motherhood controversy has stirred up many critics and authors viewpoints to justify whether surrogacy should be practiced at all and if it should be legalized
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fired Hulk Hogan after the world-famous wrestler was caught in a racist controversy. An audio recording of Hulk Hogan using racist slurs eight years ago emerged recently and WWE ended its contract with the iconic wrestler shortly after. Hogan did not defend his language‚ but apologized for his “unacceptable” behavior‚ according to BBC News. In the recently released tape‚ Hogan is heard using racist expressions and the n-word in reference to his daughter Brooke’s
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