知名搖滾樂團「嗆紅辣椒」對影集 Californication 提出告訴 - 歐美

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Red Hot Chili Peppers sue Showtime

背景介紹：Red Hot Chili Peppers (中譯嗆紅辣椒) 是知名的搖滾樂團
　　　　　Californication 是他們 1999 年發行的專輯
　　　　　Otherside 就是收錄在這張專輯裡面
　　　　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IumNe7guYXs Otherside
　　　　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnIjmY-WFG0 Californication
　　　　　Dani California 則是他們在 2006 年出的成軍第九章專輯的第一首單曲
　　　　　http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjC0Td4uFDA Dani California
　　　　　(註：這三首都是成績很不錯的單曲)
　　　　　
　　　　　影集 Californication 則是 X 檔案穆德探員 David Duchovny 今年的新作
　　　　　http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0904208/

大意：簡單說就是嗆紅辣椒認為 Californication 跟 Dani California 這兩個名字，
　　　在劇組使用前原本就很獨特、有名，而且讓消費者一下子就聯想到他們樂團
　　　(這點我同意，而且 RHCP 在美國頗紅) 而劇組作這樣的使用，是不公平的競爭、
　　　稀釋掉這個名字的價值，是不正當的得利

　　　執行製作 Tom Kapinos 則宣稱，靈感是來自於 70 年代的汽車保險桿貼紙
　　　上面寫著 "Don't Californicate Oregon" (因為那個年代有大量加州人湧入該地)

11/19/2007 11:00 PM, AP
The Associated Press 美聯社

The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Monday sued Showtime Networks over the name of
the television series "Californication," which is also the name of the band's
1999 album and a single on it.

The lawsuit alleges unfair competition, dilution of the value of the name and
unjust enrichment, claiming the title is "inherently distinctive, famous ...
and immediately associated in the mind of the consumer" with the Red Hot
Chili Peppers.

"Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career,
and for some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right," the
band's lead singer, Anthony Kiedis, said in a statement.

The television series stars David Duchovny as a novelist suffering from
writers' block and a mid-life crisis.

The show features a character named "Dani California," which is also the
title of a Red Hot Chili Peppers song released in 2006, the lawsuit noted.

The suit also names the show's creator and executive producer, Tom Kapinos,
and two production companies, Twilight Time Films and Aggressive Mediocrity,
Inc.

A call Monday to an attorney for Showtime was not immediately returned.
Attempts to find a listing for Kapinos were not successful.

The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring Showtime and the other
defendants from using the title "Californication" for the show, damages and
restitution and disgorgement of all profits derived by the defendants.

In July 2007, Kapinos told reporters at a Television Critics Association
press tour in Beverly Hills that he first heard the term in reference to
Oregon.

"Apparently in the '70s there were bumper stickers that said 'Don't
Californicate Oregon,' because Californians were coming up there, and I just
thought it was a great, great title for this show," said Kapinos.

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