Yoko Ono is suing a little-known singer-songwriter named Lennon Murphy for naming her band “Lennon”. Murphy was named after John Lennon and Lennon Murphy is her legal, childbirth name.
Murphy claims that in the year 2000 she asked Yoko about using the name Lennon on the bands debut CD on the Arista Records label and said Yoko and her lawyer had no problem with it. Although Arista later dropped “Lennon” due to poor record sales, the band still performs and records independently.
The lawsuit comes just two days before the statute of limitations ran out to file the complaint. The suit cites that there is a likelihood of confusion in the marketplace and would cause a dilution of John Lennon’s surname.
The two questions I have are, doesn’t this girl have a right to her own name and what is Yoko’s real purpose for bringing this lawsuit eight years after being asked permission to us the Lennon name? I mean Lennon Murphy should be able to use her name as she pleases and I think Yoko is using this to once again get into the public eye. I mean come on how much harm can this band cause? Have you ever hard of the band “Lennon”?
On a final note, Julian Lennon, John's son gives Ms Murphy his support.
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