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Simon cowell one direction12/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I was like, 'I'm going to jump the gun here for the first time.' I'm a passive dude, but when it comes to my music and my business, I'm serious about it and I'm competitive, so I wanted to be the first to go and do my own thing."Įarlier this year, Styles thanked his One Direction bandmates while accepting the award for Album of the Year for Harry's House at the 2023 BRIT Awards in London. He added, "If I'm being honest with you, I was like, 'I'm just going to get out of here, I think this is done and I just seen it.' And I completely selfishly wanted to be the first person to go and make my own record if I’m being completely honest with you. 1 Jada Pinkett Smith Says Chris Rock Asked Her Out Amid Rumors She and Will Were Divorcing Israel in Conflict: Floyd Mayweather, Mauricio Umansky and More Celebs Send Relief to War Zone Robert De Niro Says Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Does the 'Heavy Lifting' in Raising Their Baby Watch Jared Leto Bungee Jump Onto Music Festival Stage How Xochitl Gomez Is Encouraging Val Chmerkovskiy to Switch Up His Look! (Exclusive) Many popular acts including Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, and The Chemical Brothers took their monikers after name disputes.Harry Styles Cries in Never-Before-Seen ‘X Factor’ Footage ‘The Voice’: Why Gwen Stefani Calls Niall Horan Her and Blake Shelton's 'Son' ‘The Voice’ Contestant Lets His 6-Year-Old Daughter Pick His Coach After 4-Chair Turn ‘The Burial’: Inside Jamie Foxx's Film Shot One Year Before Health Scare (Exclusive) Jeannie Mai 'Trying to Save' Her Marriage to Jeezy (Source) Why Ed Sheeran Has a Grave Set Up for Himself in His Own Backyard 'Frasier' Reboot Brings Bebe Neuwirth Back as Lilith (Exclusive) Emaza Gibson Sues Jason Derulo for Alleged Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment ‘Lessons in Chemistry’: Brie Larson on Bringing the Best-Selling Book to TV (Exclusive) Travis Kelce Says He's 'on Top of the World' Amid Rumored Relationship With Taylor Swift How 'Sister Wives' Star Meri Brown Is Remembering Her Brother Adam After His Death Michael Chiarello, Food Network Chef, Dead at 61 After Allergic Reaction Nick Cannon's 43rd Birthday Celebrations Split Between His Kids, Exes and Partners ‘90 Day Fiancé’: Kalani Leaves Resort to Meet With Her ‘Hall Pass’ ‘The Voice’: Why Britney Spears Made a Surprise Appearance 'The Iron Claw' Trailer No. Death From Above 1979 and Galaxie 500 vs. 2.Īs we pointed out in the original exclusive about this dispute, the history of pop music has had many famous name disputes including Dinosaur vs. The countersuit is proud of that fact, pointing out that The Beatles’ first album debuted at No. musical act to have its debut album enter the Billboard 200 album chart at No. Our clients believe in their case and will not be deterred.” An effort is being made to intimidate these young men from California. “This is the response we expected, given who we’re up against. “It looks like we got defendants’ attention,” says Peter Ross, the attorney for the U.S. act claimed to have been using One Direction “continuously in commerce in the United States since the fall of 2009,” though the registration of the Facebook page was the first specific activity mentioned thereafter. It should be noted that in the original lawsuit, the U.S. Simco and Sony, represented by Karin Pagnanelli at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, now are offering up allegations that O’Leary’s band has “willfully and maliciously” used the One Direction trademark and want damages for false designation of origin, unfair competition and cybersquatting. ![]() 28, 2010, in postings on the ‘OneDirectionUSA’ Facebook page (established by Third Party Defendants after the creation of ODUK’s own, highly popular Facebook page).” band, fronted by Sean O’Leary, knew about the Brits back then.Īccording to the cross-claims, “For example, reference was made to ODUK on Nov. The latest countersuit goes on to say that the U.S. group claims more than 30 videos were up and enjoyed by the U.S. band say music videos were put up on YouTube that circulated worldwide starting in September 2010. They say the activity extended to the U.S., including an August registration of, a Twitter account and a Facebook page. group made its public debut on the British version of The X Factor in fall 2010. The cross-claimants say they have consistently been using the name One Direction since the U.K. doppelganger - made up of Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan - released its own album, Up All Night, in America.īut now, Simco and Sony say, check the dates. said it had been selling its album, The Light, on iTunes since February 2011. In the original lawsuit, One Direction U.S. ![]()
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