A songwriter from Boston, MA is suing Jon Bon Jovi and various other defendants for around $400 billion, after he claimed the band stole some of his lyrics for a song that was used in an advert and on the band's 'Lost Highway' album.
Samuel Bartley Steele wrote a song called '(Man I Really) Love This Team' in honour of his favourite baseball team, The Boston Red Sox, in 2004, which became popular with baseball fans in the town. He then began working on versions of the song for teams around the US. He claims that Bon Jovi used portions of his song for a song called 'I Love This Town', which was used on a TV advert for the Major League Baseball playoffs and appeared on Bon Jovi's 'Lost Highway' album.
Bart is now seeking $100,000 damages for each copy of the album sold, and with just under 4 million units shifted, that's a pretty hefty bill. What's more, unlike many lawsuits like this, Steele's case actually looks fairly strong. Though presumably success in court would result in damages somewhat lower than the desired $400 billion, because not even Bush and Brown could help Jon Bon Jovi find that kind of money.
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