More pop litigation, though this one is a settlement. Two members of the Beach Boys have settled a long running dispute over the band's name. There has been so much bickering between Mike Love and Al Jardine over who can tour as what over the years I've kind of lost touch as to who agreed what with whom when, and who breached what agreement how. But Love and Jardine held a two-day conference at the Superior Court in LA last week and announced they had reached a "friendly settlement" regarding the use of the Beach Boys name in touring activity moving forward, a dispute which originally went to court in the US in 2000. The settlement also brings to an end a second dispute relating to $2.2 million in legal costs incurred by Love in the original lawsuit. Specifics of last week's deal have not been revealed.
Mar 25, 2008
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Beach Boys settle over long running name dispute
Beach Boys members Mike Love and Al Jardine have reached a friendly settlement over touring use of the band's name, along with a dispute over $2.2 million in legal costs.