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Toho Wants Honda To End Look-Alike Godzilla Ad

STEVE INSKEEP, Host:

Toho, the Japanese movie studio that holds Godzilla's copyrights, is suing Honda. The car company put an image that looks a lot like the bully reptile in a recent mini-van commercial. Toho wants Honda to pull this ad.

(SOUNDBITE OF HONDA ADVERTISEMENT)

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GODZILLA")

INSKEEP: That's the business news on MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GODZILLA")

BLUE OYSTER CULT: (Singing) History shows again and again, how nature points out the folly of men. Godzilla. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.