'Big Bang Theory' Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Soft Kitty' Lullaby
FUSE TV - 'Big Bang Theory' Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Soft Kitty' Lullaby
Characters on The Big Bang Theory often use gentle lullaby "Soft Kitty" to calm Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) in his fits of anxiousness. But now the tune is having the opposite effect on the long-running comedy smash, as CBS, Warner Bros. Entertainment and several other media companies are facing a copyright lawsuit over the ditty, The Associated Press reports.
Edith Newlin, a New Hampshire nursery school teacher who died in 2004, published lyrics about a "soft kitty" in 1937. Now her heirs, daughters Ellen Newlin Chase and Margaret Chase Perry, are seeking unspecified damages in their suit, claiming the series has been continuously violating their copyright by using the song in at least eight episodes since March 2008.
The original Newlin lyrics, called "Warm Kitty," open with the line, "Warm kitty, soft kitty, little ball of fur," while the show's version opens, "Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur." Newlin was not credited, possibly giving viewers the impression that the lyrics were written by someone affiliated with the series, the lawsuit says.
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