Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are battling out.
The producers who formed the songwriting duo The Neptunes are in a legal dispute over the group’s name, after Chad accused Pharrell of “fraudulently” seeking sole control over the trademarks, via Billboard.
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The Neptunes crafted songs for everyone from Nelly to Gwen Stefani to Justin Timberlake in the early ’00s. The duo have been friends since childhood, and were just inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
Attorneys for Chad accused Pharrell and his company of attempting to register trademarks for The Neptunes name, which they say violates their longstanding agreement to split everything equally.
“Throughout their over thirty year history, [Hugo] and Williams agreed to, and in fact, have divided all assets,” wrote Chad‘s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich, a prominent music industry litigator. “By ignoring and excluding [Hugo] from the any and all...
The producers who formed the songwriting duo The Neptunes are in a legal dispute over the group’s name, after Chad accused Pharrell of “fraudulently” seeking sole control over the trademarks, via Billboard.
Keep reading to find out more…
The Neptunes crafted songs for everyone from Nelly to Gwen Stefani to Justin Timberlake in the early ’00s. The duo have been friends since childhood, and were just inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
Attorneys for Chad accused Pharrell and his company of attempting to register trademarks for The Neptunes name, which they say violates their longstanding agreement to split everything equally.
“Throughout their over thirty year history, [Hugo] and Williams agreed to, and in fact, have divided all assets,” wrote Chad‘s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich, a prominent music industry litigator. “By ignoring and excluding [Hugo] from the any and all...
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- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
A federal judge voiced concern Friday that a sprawling copyright infringement lawsuit against reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny — and more than a hundred other artists including Karol G, Pitbull, Anitta, Drake, and Daddy Yankee — could put a chokehold on the “creativity” of an entire genre of music.
Still, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. declined to issue an immediate ruling after hearing nearly two hours of argument over a defense motion to dismiss the high-profile case filed by lawyers for the Jamaican group Steely & Clevie.
The massive case, which consolidates...
Still, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. declined to issue an immediate ruling after hearing nearly two hours of argument over a defense motion to dismiss the high-profile case filed by lawyers for the Jamaican group Steely & Clevie.
The massive case, which consolidates...
- 10/20/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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