Pioneering hip-hop ensemble Arrested Development has filed a
trademark-infringement suit against Fox claiming ownership of the
moniker, which the network is using for one of its new series.
Filed October 16 in Georgia's DeKalb County Superior Court, the suit
claims that use of the name by Fox is "not only confusing to the public
but also has the potential to significantly dilute what the.name means
to our fans."
In a statement, AD frontman Todd "Speech" Thomas added, "Fox has no more
right to use Arrested Development for its show than a band would have to
name itself after one of Fox's sitcoms."
A call to the network was not returned.
Fox was involved in a similar source of litigation in the early '90s
when the rock group Living Colour filed suit and ultimately settled its
case against the network for use of their name for the show In Living
Color.
Arrested Development, the series, comes from the brain trust of Ron
Howard and Brian Grazer. The critically embraced dysfunctional family
sitcom, which airs Sunday nights, stars Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor
and Portia de Rossi. The show debuted last week to 8 million viewers,
making it Nielsens' 66th-ranked show.
Also named in the suit are Howard and Grazer's shingle, Imagine Films
Entertainment Inc., and New World Communications of Atlanta Inc.
Arrested Development, the two-time Grammy winning collective, released
the hugely successful debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the
Life Of, in 1992 with such socially conscious hit singles "Tennessee,"
"People Everyday" and "Mr. Wendal."
Follow-up albums failed to recapture the success of its first release
and the group split up in 1995. Arrested Development reunited last year
and is working on a new album, titled Among the Trees, scheduled for
release in early 2004.
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