Yoko Ono sues a musician named Lennon

Vandelay · #1 02-12-2008, 04:06 PM

Yoko Ono is suing a 20-something female singer/songwriter whose REAL NAME is Lennon Murphy. The girl calls her band "Lennon" and registered a trademark for that name a few years back. Yoko is now accusing her of "falsely representing" herself, "diluting" the Lennon legacy and "causing confusion in the marketplace".

Here's the girl's side of the story:
http://lennon.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?&loc=0

Oh, and by the way...

Jared Lash · #2 02-12-2008, 04:08 PM

What I want to know is, if I rub that lamp, where does the genie pop out from?

MakiSupaStar · #3 02-12-2008, 04:14 PM

I think John Lennon's legacy is safe. All I can hear are motorboat sounds.

i_got_a_mohawk · #4 02-12-2008, 04:16 PM

Mmmmmmm milk factories

Vandelay · #5 02-12-2008, 04:19 PM

To be fair, I'm not 100% sure that "suing" is the right word. That's what Ms. Murphy calls it on her website, and several other website call it that too, but TMZ posted a copy of a legal document that's technically called a "Petition for Cancellation" of the trademark.

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0211_yoko_wm.pdf

I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know if there's really a lawsuit involved here or not.

God of Rapture · #6 02-12-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

I think John Lennon's legacy is safe. All I can hear are motorboat sounds.

you motorboatin sunavabitch!

Spector_Ray · #7 02-12-2008, 04:23 PM

Someone needs to put Yoko Ono, Heather Mills and Maria Elena Holly in a spaceship and blast it into the sun.

fenderhutz · #8 02-12-2008, 04:30 PM

I am going to sue Yoko Ono because her name sounds too much like a tire manufacturer and her voice sounds too much like a Black and Decker table saw.

Trevorus · #9 02-12-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

I am going to sue Yoko Ono because her name sounds too much like a tire manufacturer and her voice sounds too much like a Black and Decker table saw.

ZING!!!

(and sigged)

Marcus Johnson · #10 02-12-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

I am going to sue Yoko Ono because her name sounds too much like a tire manufacturer and her voice sounds too much like a Black and Decker table saw.

Well played, my man. Wiping potato chip shrapnel from the PC.

i_got_a_mohawk · #11 02-12-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

I am going to sue Yoko Ono because her name sounds too much like a tire manufacturer and her voice sounds too much like a Black and Decker table saw.

The man speaks the truth.

She should be imprisoned for crimes against humanity.

Johnny Mack · #12 02-12-2008, 04:58 PM

<loud siren> hamana hamana </loud siren>

Valerus · #13 02-12-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

I think John Lennon's legacy is safe. All I can hear are motorboat sounds.

There ya go

ProgRapture · #14 02-12-2008, 05:45 PM

Dammit Yoko, I hate you so much.

StanFan · #15 02-12-2008, 06:34 PM

Someone could also confuse Lennon for Lenin.

Jared Lash · #16 02-12-2008, 06:41 PM

You'd think these women would get along considering their similarities. After all, they both make awful music.

MakiSupaStar · #17 02-12-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBigO

You'd think these women would get along considering their similarities. After all, they both make awful music.

LOL. It's funny because it's true.

anomalee · #18 02-12-2008, 07:05 PM

My old band opened for her a few times in richmond ky several years ago. This is about the first i've heard of her since.

MakiSupaStar · #19 02-12-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by anomalee

My old band opened for her a few times in richmond ky several years ago. This is about the first i've heard of her since.

Yoko?

anomalee · #20 02-12-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Yoko?

haha no, Lennon. We played with her the first time because some of our guys knew her bassist, and the next time she came around she requested we be her opening act.