'South Park' Sued Over Two-Year-Old 'What What' Parody
'South Park''s 2008 viral video spoof, 'Canada on Strike,' paid tribute to many of the Internet's most famous celebrities. But somehow, it took one of them two years to react to the episode.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the makers of the copyrighted viral music video "What What (In the Butt)" are suing the show for infringement after a remake featuring the character Butters appeared in the 'Canada' episode.
The resulting parody was "willful, intentional, and purposeful, in disregard of and indifferent to the rights of Brownmark," the lawsuit states.
Just one question: what took them so long? It's been a full two and a half years since that 'South Park' episode aired. Surely the copyright holders saw the parody then, so why did they wait so long to sue? Besides, shouldn't there be a statute of limitations on these things?
Watch the not-so-safe for work videos and let us know what you think. Do the video makers have a case?

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