Black Eyed Peas hit My Humps at the center of lawsuit over claims toymaker ripped the song off

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Music publisher BMG Rights Management is suing toymaker MGA Entertainment for allegedly making a parody of the hit Black Eyed Peas song My Humps.It all centers on a music video showing animated dancing unicorn dolls that excrete sparkling slime that's part of the promotion for its Poopsie Slime Surprise toy line.The plaintiffs, BMG, maintain My Poops clearly is a rip off of the My Humps melody, tempo, chord progression, and even features a woman vocalist who sounds much like Fergie, who delivered most of the catchy parts in the original, according to Reuters.

Copyright battle: Music publisher BMG Rights Management is suing toymaker MGA Entertainment for allegedly making a parody of the hit Black Eyed Peas song My Humps Lawsuit: BMG Rights Management, who maintain it owns 75% of the copyright for My Humps, have filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages over the slim-pooping unicorn parodyBMG, who maintain it owns 75% of the copyright for My Humps, claim the toy line has earned MGA Entertainment tens of millions of dollars in profits, largely due to the promotional video with My Poops, which has run without its permission.The publishing company is asking the court for at least $10 million in damages.

Considering My Humps was a huge hit for the Black Eyed Peas, reaching number three on the Hot 100 in November 2005, and ultimately winning Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, that amount may not be too farfetched.

Similarities: The plaintiffs, BMG, maintain My Poops clearly is a rip off of the My Humps melody, tempo, chord progression; My Humps was a big hit for Black Eyed Peas in 2005 The first sign of a possible copyright infringement comes in the verse where a woman.