One Direction Settle Lawsuit With One Direction & Will Stay One Direction
FUSE TV - One Direction Settle Lawsuit With One Direction & Will Stay One Direction
Earlier this year, we told you about California pop quintet One Direction's lawsuit against their more famous British counterparts of the same name. At the time, One Direction (US) claimed that since they trademarked the name first, the British band would cause confusion in the pop group market—boy bands are like Highlander; there can only be one!—and the UK band should relinquish their name or cough up a portion of their royalties. Simon Cowell, the UK band's manager, countersued, claiming, presumably with nose upturned and eyes rolled, that the American band knew of the British group when they formed.
Sadly, this did not devolve into some giant boy band gang rumble captured by TMZ, but rather, an amicable settlement between the two bands. No financial details have been released, but the settlement allows the UK band to keep their name and forces the US version to rename themselves Uncharted Shores.
When we spoke to the US band in May, frontman Sean O'Leary expressed his frustration at the situation. "We didn’t start any of this," said O'Leary in the below video. "And to have a band that has more power, more popularity, to come in here and absolutely step on us is not cool. They sent their lawyers to us and we’re simply standing up for what’s right.”
So yeah, the band you know (and like? and hate?) as One Direction stays the course as one of the biggest boy bands in the world. The other group begins anew as Uncharted Shores. Is this fair? Sound off in the comments.
Mario Lopez: One On One
46m
I Played One on TV
10m
Sake One
20m
Game On!
2m
On the Road With G-Thing: Deleted Scene
20m
Leaning On Lena
20m
One Take Jake
44m
On Call Miami
1h 13m
Who's On Top?
21m
One Busy Queen
43m
On Call LA
44m
Chew On This
44m
On Call NYC
3m
Rapper Rich Quick Performs "Nice Guy" On 'Dancin' On Air'
22m
Fire On The Floor
23m
Putting It On Wax
46m
Clean Up Aisle One
22m
Freaky On The Floor
22m
Eyes On The Prize
2m
Bougie On A Budget
21m
Freedia's Twerk On Washington
41m
Gym Shorts on Runway
45m
Battle on the Catwalk
20m
Is Everyone on Drugs?
44m
Eye On The Prize
1m
T-Pain Gets Schooled On Genetics
2m
Bougie on a Budget Music Video
2m
One Big Happy Family: Season 2 Trailer
51s
Is Nya A Baller On The Low?
21m
All the Focus is on the Diamonds
13m
DJ Eclipse's Vinyl Collection on Crate Diggers
14m
DJ Scratch's Vinyl Collection on Crate Diggers
10m
Desus & Mero On Recognizing their Social Responsibility
3m
We All Have That One Family Member...
1m
Cody Spells Out Love On The Field
20m
Kev On Stage Makes Shrimp Fried Rice
5m
Dikembe Mutombo on Adidas at Sneaker Con
7m
Nopalito On Telling Raw & Authentic Stories Through Photography
2m
Clark Should Have An S On His Chest
1m
The Transcendent Star On Donald Trump: Dear Bambiana
3m
Freedia's Manager Drops a Unexpected Bomb on Her...
14m
Chika On Building Community Through Her Music (Extended)
1m
What To Expect On Clash of the Corps
1m
On Set At The Transcendent Season 2 Promo Shoot
9m
1000 On How Resilience & Consistency Launched His Rap Career
12m
Anthony Ramos On 'The Good & The Bad' (Extended Cut)
7m
Rene Casamalhuapa aka Doc on Following His "Untraditional" Path
1m
Blue Devils' Javier Astorga & Friends Discuss Paths On Hiking Adventure
9m
Young M.A On The Struggle of Giving Up Meat
1m
Surgeon Dr. Crane Talks Breast Surgery, Focus On Trans Community
22m
Will
17m
Lena Waithe On Making What She Wants To See (Extended Cut)
1m
'Hollywood Puppet Shitshow' First Date: Amanda Cerny Meets Herself on Strings
1m
Dancin' On Air Producer Once Told Madonna to Clean Her Mess
1m
Free The Robots Reveals Where He Found One of His Rarest Records
20m
Superduper Kyle's Stay At Home Staycation
9m
The Canvas LA: Spotlight Fern Shares How Starting On Tumblr Turned Into Inspiring People
22m
Feat. Chico Will
21m
Heads Will Roll
44m
War of the Wills
45m
Will Sylvince, Gabriel Iglesias
1m
T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |
41m
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
3m
Will Devon Deliver & Prove Everyone Wrong?
3603s
Will.I.Am: The Way I Am
2m
Will Devon Joining Team Freedia be an Issue?
20m
Out With The Old, In With The New
22m
Feat. Allan Cunningham
2m
Who Will be Cut from Team Freedia to Save Finances?
22m
Salsa Soul Mates
1m
Don't Be Nice - Trailer
23m
The Great Director
46m
Model Exposure
20m
Tech With A Higher Purpose
1m
Ian Calls Music Video Editing Process "A B-tch"
45m
Buddy Bolton, Gina Brillon
52s
Sprint, Sweat & Pain with The Cadets
48s
T-Pain's Encounter With A Roach
44m
Slugger vs. Psycho
8m
Amanda Cerny Drunkenly Runs With The Bulls
6m
Fila Returns with 96s and Ninja Turtles
The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle
Don't Cancel Me With Amara La Negra
52s
Nya Rehearses With Luis and Leilani: Deleted Scene
3m
Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep 1
6m
Plastic Surgery Talks With Dr. Miami and Jenelle Butler
1m
Former Cadet Bonds With Blue Devils Friends At Picnic
2m
First Gen Comedians Break Down America's Obsession with Bacon
3m
Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep. 2
3m
Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep. 3
22m
Cain Velasquez
1m
Should You Ever Sleep With A Trump Supporter: Dear Bambiana
3m
Jesse Serves Up Serious R&B Vibes with "Never Know"
12m
Young M.A takes Shots with Kid Fury and Crissle
3m
Cardboard Box Trick With Fat Joe: Hip-Hop Houdini Extra
3m
Hollywood Puppet Sh!tshow: Amanda Cerny's Run-in With the Bulls
10m
Ayo and Teo Talk Their Evolution While Cooking With Their Father
5m
Puppet Hot Tub Aftershow Episode 1: Lil Jon and Amber Rose
4m
Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video
6m
