Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' Wolfoo
Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' WolfooImage source, Hasbro/eOne/Astley Baker Davies/PA MediaImage caption, Audio clips of Peppa saying words and phrases like "hooray!" were used in Wolfoo videos, a judge ruledByIan YoungsCulture reporterPublished5…
- ▪Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' WolfooImage source, Hasbro/eOne/Astley Baker Davies/PA MediaImage caption, Audio clips of Peppa saying words and phrases like "hooray!" were used in Wolfoo videos, a judge ruledByIan
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Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' WolfooImage source, Hasbro/eOne/Astley Baker Davies/PA MediaImage caption, Audio clips of Peppa saying words and phrases like "hooray!" were used in Wolfoo videos, a judge ruledByIan YoungsCulture reporterPublished5 minutes agoA judge has ordered all videos featuring popular animated character Wolfoo to be removed from platforms including YouTube after ruling that the cartoon illegally copied audio from Peppa Pig.Wolfoo, a Vietnamese animation about a young wolf who lives with his family, has had hundreds of millions of views online.A High Court judge in London recently ruled in favour of entertainment giant Hasbro, which owns the rights to Peppa Pig, after it sued Wolfoo's makers SConnect for copyright infringement.Mr Justice Smith…
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