TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed by the rock group Weezer against the Miller Brewing Company. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges the beermaker used the name 'Weezer' in several ads that ran in Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. The lawsuit also names Miller's advertising agency and the production company that laid out the ads as defendants.
In the suit, the four members of the band (Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson) claim Miller used the Weezer name in the ads without their permission. The suit also claims the ads feature endorsements by other bands and musical acts with whom Weezer "do not wish to be associated with in any advertisement." Furthermore the lawsuit says the ads were "grossly misleading and deceptive" and they have been "damaged in an amount ... believed to be in the millions of dollars."
Calls to Miller Brewing Company were not immediately returned.
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ONLY AFTER ENOUGH MGD'S CAN I STAND LISTENING TO WEEZZER
They about to get paid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
PARIS IS A SKANK,SHE NEEDS TO CHANGE HER STINKY PANTIES
Umm, they are a little late with this. It ran in 2004 for heaven's sake-- Audioslave filed their lawsuit in mid 2005--- seems to me they just want publicity, why would they wait so long....
however Y&R should have known better....or at least Miller's legal team, who need to approve each ad.
huh? 15 minutes of fame are...50411 minutes overdue...when i first read this i thought it was about Pauly Shore...so sue me!
Miller sucks. They actually sponsored the illegal immigrant walk here in Chicago. Their banners were everywhere. They are based out of South Africa now, and don't care about their reputation. They just want cash. Spread the word!!
BAN MILLER PRODUCTS!!
Wow, if Weezer was really interested in their cred they would stop realizing such s*** albums. Take back Make Believe.
