Now that Showtime's Californication ended its season a few weeks ago, Red Hot Chili Peppers is suing them for using the title of 1999 album as the title of their show according to Billboard.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court today (Nov. 19), sets out claims under federal trademark law and state unfair competition law. The complaint alleges that the composition entitled "Californication" and the album achieved "extraordinary critical and commercial recognition."
"'Californication' is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career," band frontman Anthony Kiedis said in a statement. "For some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right."
Um, the album came out 8 years ago why are they still clinging on to it. I bet the show has helped let their younger fans know about the CD when they are doing searches for the show and that has led to increased sales for the CD. This isn't the first band to sue a show for using its title, there was Living Colour who sued Fox's In Living Color and lost while Supernova was successful in suing CBS's Rockstar: Supernova.
BTW I have been so over Red Hot Chili Peppers since Californication, and since Anthony Kiedis went from long haired rocker to Big Bang Theory type nerd. Have you seen him recently?
This is what you missed. See that is why you need to listen to me! Seriously wasn’t that legen-wait for it-dary!
BTW I am glad I found that clip of the guys watching it live with the slap countdown clock, their reaction was classic when Barney got slapped!
And is it just me, but shouldn’t Jason Segal release an album? I would so buy his CD, if he did one. Especially if he has a duet with Robin Sparkles on it.
Now back to How I Met Your Mother, see what you miss by not watching it!!! So suit up on Mondays and go to CBS at 8p and watch the best comedy on TV today!
The fifth season of “One Tree Hill” will be unprecedented in the annals of television drama, as the show leaps forward four years. Season four ended as the young characters graduated high school and season five begins, post-college, four years later. Some of the characters have found success while others have failed. Some are the same, some are very different. And while their storylines will actively move forward, the show will also dip into the past, returning to incidents and events of the last four years, sometimes for a moment or a scene, other times for an entire episode.
I can’t wait to see all the changes to One Tree Hill, who succeeded and who failed. This is such a great idea and I hope that they execute properly.
BTW the only bad news about One Tree Hill coming back is that it will be displacing Reaper from its Tuesday at 9p slot on The CW.
BTW the fast forwards have been lame so far which is why I haven’t posted until now.
