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I ALONE GET SUED: LIGHTNING CRASHES ON EX-SINGER FOR BAND “LIVE” AS SUIT IS FILED FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT BY PROXY COMPANY OF FORMER BANDMATES
Vocalist/frontman Ed Kowalczyk started the band “Live” in 1991 with three other musicians. Friends in York, Pennsylvania, they had played under various combination until a 1991 contract with Radioactive Records saw them enter the studio under the new moniker. They also formed United Action Front Unlimited as a company to house the band’s new trademark … Continue reading
BEYONCE’S MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED IN VIDEO GAME LAWSUIT
Nerds in Court reported earlier this year about the lawsuit video game maker Gate Five brought against Beyonce relating to the game “Beyonce: Starpower” for $100 million. Gate Five alleges that they invested $7 million into the project which was being developed with Beyonce, when the star supposedly sought to get more money out of … Continue reading
COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RUCKUS? ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL BOOKED
The man who played the sort-of-the-leader of the geeks was arrested for an altercation with his neighbor in West LA. Anthony Michael Hall, now 43, who is best-recognized for playing the stereotypical nerd in ‘Breakfast Club,’ the proverbial dweeb in ‘Sixteen Candles,’ the archetypal geek in ‘Weird Science,’ and, well, you get the idea…. Hall … Continue reading
