Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. Mattel v. MCA Records, 296 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2002), was a series of lawsuits between Mattel and MCA Records that resulted from the 1997 Aqua song, "Barbie Girl". The case was ultimately dismissed. On December 5th 2000, Mattel sued MCA Records, the recording company of Aqua, saying the song violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object, referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo." They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie, and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on
David Evans (department store) before buying Port Talbot business W J Williams in 1951 and 10 years later opening a brand new store in the town of Cwmbran. In 1958, the Swansea store was expanded and by 1959 included a newly installed Food Hall. In 1977 the business was purchased from the Andrews family by House of Fraser. The Swansea store was closed in 2005 and demolished in 2007, while the Cwmbran store is now home to House of Fraser. David Evans (department store) David Evans was a small department store group based in South Wales with its flagship store located in Swansea. David