Apparently, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing the creators of the TV show ‘Californication’ based on the fact that they released an album and single of the same name some years ago.
“The lawsuit alleges unfair competition, dilution of the value of the name and unjust enrichment, claiming the title is “inherently distinctive, famous … and immediately associated in the mind of the consumer” with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” – SMH
Why didn’t the lawyers spend two minutes searching Wikipedia? I am not saying that this is the ultimate font of truth, but it is a good starting point, and it would have saved a lot of people a lot of time, dollars and effort. According to Wikipedia, “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 and Oregon. It refers primarily to “haphazard, mindless development that has already gobbled up most of Southern California”.[1]” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californication_%28portmanteau%29
So, Red Hot Chili Peppers, why can’t you just be happy with the millions you have already made, and will continue to make, from the album and song and get back to doing what you should be doing – writing and recording new music.
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