Metro-Goldwin-Mayer calls on leftist group in Uruguay to stop unauthorized use of Pink Panther figure

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The image of the Pink Panther figure was used for the political campaign in Uruguay that advocated the repeal of 135 articles of the Urgency Law (LUC), one of the first enacted by the government of Luis Lacalle Pou.

Now the studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has filed a lawsuit demanding the cessation of the use of the cartoon and recalling that it owns the copyright to the character.

The famous cartoon animal appeared in costume at political events, on propaganda and virtual posters, and even in spots with the character’s original music in videos that went viral on social media.

Various leftist parties joined together in the Frente Amplio coalition, which collected signatures against these new laws passed by the right-wing parties in Parliament to put many of the articles of the LUC to a referendum and eventually repeal them. The date set for the vote is March 27.

“Given the notoriety of the Pink Panther comedy and crime series, the reputation of its logo and its music, its image is chosen by consumers and is therefore subject to protection against unfair competition and any other use not authorized by the company that owns it,” the U.S. company said through its legal representative in Uruguay, Carmela Bacot.

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