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THE KRAT BARON
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Showtime being sued over Californication show.
#7659404 - 11/20/07 03:09 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Chilli Peppers sue over right to use 'Californication' 20/11/2007 - 14:21:08 The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing over the right to use the word 'Californication'.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing over the right to use the word 'Californication'.
Showtime Networks has a television series which goes by the name 'Californication', but it is also the name of the band’s 1999 album and one of its singles.
The suit filed in Los Angeles yesterday seeks a permanent injunction barring Showtime and the other defendants from using the title 'Californication' for the show, damages and restitution and disgorgement of all profits derived by the defendants.
The television series stars David Duchovny as a novelist suffering from writers’ block and a mid-life crisis.
The show also features a character named 'Dani California', which is also the title of a Red Hot Chili Peppers song released in 2006, according to the lawsuit.
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=238085792&p=z38x86498
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TheCow
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659406 - 11/20/07 03:10 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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ha that band hasn't even been remotely enjoyable in well over a decade
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TrippinTeddy
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659456 - 11/20/07 03:33 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Retarded, its just a name, they need to get over that shit. Are they really that desperate for that money?
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: TheCow]
#7659462 - 11/20/07 03:34 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thats ridiculous, one more reason to ignore RHCP
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: DirtMcgirt]
#7659483 - 11/20/07 03:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'd have to say that Californication the series kicks "Californication" the song's ass. So therefore Showtime should sue the Red Hot Chili Peppers for writing a sub par song that interferes with their awesome television series.
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kosmic_charlie
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659527 - 11/20/07 03:57 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Every time I read something about this show I always think it's in reference to the song not the show. Still, though, that lawsuit is lame. Do they even have a case for a word that's not trade-marked? Their lawyer must think so.
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weephar
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: DirtMcgirt]
#7659532 - 11/20/07 04:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, RHCP has sucked balls since they released californication, that whole album gives me a headache. Not like they were anything special before that.
Also, how come it took them so long to file that lawsuit...the show has already gone through a whole season...had they not heard about it?
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: weephar]
#7659541 - 11/20/07 04:02 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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They probably waited to see if the show did well and made money before suing.
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Innominate



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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: weephar]
#7659623 - 11/20/07 04:22 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
weephar said: Yeah, RHCP has sucked balls since they released californication, that whole album gives me a headache. Not like they were anything special before that.
Agreed.
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YidakiMan
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: weephar]
#7659683 - 11/20/07 04:35 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
weephar said: Yeah, RHCP has sucked balls since they released californication, that whole album gives me a headache. Not like they were anything special before that.
Also, how come it took them so long to file that lawsuit...the show has already gone through a whole season...had they not heard about it?
Showtime applied for the trademark back in April and it was awarded on Oct. 7th. Before the trademark becomes "permanent" the public has the opportunity to oppose it. So in other words, it didn't take them a whole season to file the lawsuit, it has only taken them from Oct 7th.
Personally, I think the court should rule "Californication" is not trademarkable.
Edited by YidakiMan (11/20/07 04:36 PM)
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TheCow
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659693 - 11/20/07 04:39 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californication_%28portmanteau%29
"Californication is a portmanteau of California and fornication, written about in Time on August 21, 1972 and seen on bumper stickers in the U.S. states of Colorado, Oregon and Idaho.[citation needed] It refers primarily to a "haphazard, mindless development that has already gobbled up most of Southern California",[1] which some attribute to an influx of Californians to other states in the Western U.S."
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: YidakiMan]
#7659694 - 11/20/07 04:39 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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That show rocks. I lost the remaining respect for RHCP.
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KaptKid
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: YidakiMan]
#7659813 - 11/20/07 05:02 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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They just want money. What a shame.
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StonedShroom
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659963 - 11/20/07 05:35 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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man wtf
what a bunch of whiney babies.
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: THE KRAT BARON]
#7659998 - 11/20/07 05:45 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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You can't copyright a title.
I could write a book called "The Catcher in the Rye" about Jorge Posada getting turned into a sandwich at Katz's delicatessen.
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TrippinTeddy
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
#7660245 - 11/20/07 06:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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go into more detail on these please
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: TrippinTeddy]
#7660368 - 11/20/07 07:21 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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showtime rules, RHCP do not.
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Mental Locksmith
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: bobty]
#7660625 - 11/20/07 08:46 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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since it seems like everyone agrees that RHCP sucks, off topic....
californication vs. weeds, I've only been watching weeds, but since the season ended i think, i need to find another show, is californication as good as weeds?
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: Mental Locksmith]
#7660639 - 11/20/07 08:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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weeds sucks now. the first season was good, the second was meh but the third was shit. i only saw the first 3 or 4 episodes before i gave up on it. but californication is awesome.
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THE KRAT BARON
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Re: Showtime being sued over Californication show. [Re: Mental Locksmith]
#7660788 - 11/20/07 09:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, in my opinion Californication is better than Weeds.
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