TVT Records is fighting a copyright-infringement lawsuit by saying the cover of Doggy's Angels' "Baby If You're Ready" single is a parody of the "Charlie's Angels" movie and television show, and thus exempt from such attacks.
The "Baby If You're Ready" cover features a silhouette of the group's three members Big Chan, Coniyac and Kona in a pose similar to poses on "Charlie's Angels" movie posters.
"We feel the name and imagery of Doggy's Angels clearly pokes fun at a classic of American pop culture, but does not confuse the public with the real thing," the label said in a statement Thursday.
Columbia Pictures filed the suit December 1 in United States District Court, Central District of California. A spokesperson for Columbia had no comment on the suit.
"The girls in the group are as far away from Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith as can be," read the TVT statement, referring to two of the stars of the 1970s "Charlie's Angels" series.
Doggy's Angels' debut album, Pleezbaleevit, came out November 21 on Snoop Dogg's Doggy Style imprint, which is distributed by TVT.
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