Celebrity Justice
Songwriters to Avril -- You're Off the Hook

Avril LavigneThe guys who accused Avril Lavigne of stealing their song, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" for her own "Girlfriend" have relented, and are "satisfied" that any "similarities" are just a big co-inky-dink. That wasn't complicated!

Avril was sued back in July by Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer for copyright infringement over their 1979 song, which seemed to have a similar chorus. Now, Dunbar and Gangwer have issued the following statement completely renouncing their suit:

"We are satisfied that any similarities between the two songs resulted from Avril and Luke's use of certain common and widely used lyrics. We therefore completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit."



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16. Hey, isn't she the chick with the messed up teeth?

Posted at 12:27AM on Jan 16th 2008 by Victoria

17. oh they got rich big time off stolen goods
Jeremy lesser bling is the thing jeremy Lesser of the two evils~~~

Posted at 4:55PM on Jan 15th 2008 by LesserGod

18. she is just a train wreak waiting she be on drugs and sucking you know what in a year

Posted at 5:06PM on Jan 15th 2008 by FrrrFddd

19. Music today is so corporate. They are trying to market her as a serious song writer when all along it was this old guy, an actual musician, who writes all of her music. It's all smoke and mirrors like the wizard of OZ.

Posted at 5:28PM on Jan 15th 2008 by wisegirl

20. i think those never-was jokers just realized that they had NO case whatsoever since thier song, which was never a hit, has been out of print for over a quarter of a century, and there is NO WAY this chick could have ever heard it in her teenage life!

Posted at 7:38PM on Jan 17th 2008 by my name is kiiiiiiiiiddddd!!!

21. I know what happened.When she didn't have any sales or make any money off of the last cd they laughed in her face and were done with it.They couldn't get any money if she didn't make any money.C'mon people,she SUCKS.

Posted at 5:40PM on Jan 15th 2008 by Rob

22. Sounds like she paid them off - they're kissin up too much.

Posted at 5:43PM on Jan 15th 2008 by laughin all the way

23. avril sucks!

Posted at 4:22PM on Jan 16th 2008 by kdub

24. Avril Lavigne is just a spoiled little brat popstar wannabe. Sadly enough, when she is actually singing and not jumping around like a little idiot on speed, she actually has a decent voice but most of the time her roots show big time and I don't mean her hair. Anyone who comes from her area knows who she really is, just a hyper little kid who hung out with the kind of the people who thought making noise and jumping around was being "artistic." She spits at photographers like a disgusting little pig, makes obscene gestures and is generally just an embarrassment. She also happens to be quite pretty and photographs well so with the help of a pretty darn good publicist she was plastered all over the magazines a couple of years ago. Teens loved her because she was a rebel without a clue and of course most teens love that image. Then she dyed her hair blonde and got married and that generated one last little gust of publicity but she will disappear into oblivion, guaranteed. Her idea of fun is getting drunk and puking into the fountain, let's hope she holds off having kids for at least ten years until she has a chance to grow up.

Posted at 6:04PM on Jan 15th 2008 by Anya

25. You know what, I have been listening to her from the start sure she changed her tune. Who is going to take a girl that looks like this for a punk rebel/ She is way too hot for that. She writes good songs, and she is good for the kids. Has she gone to re-hab yet? Have you seen her beef curtains when she gets out of the car? has she nailed eveyone in sight? Everyone just needs to lighten up a bit. I bet if we had TMZ back in the day Marie Osmond would be called a drug addicted whore also. I took mu daughter to Avril's show, and it was great. She was really good, and I am a metal head. I would drag my nuts through 10 miles of broken glass just to eat the corn out of her poop.....she is that hot up close.

Posted at 6:01PM on Jan 15th 2008 by Shannon

26. poster #19 You are dead on the money. I want her to pay me for having to listen to that p.o.s song while I work.She SUX

Posted at 6:02PM on Jan 15th 2008 by veddy interesting

27. Wow- well, I guess money can buy satisfaction if not happiness.

Posted at 6:06PM on Jan 15th 2008 by YumYum

28. I bet their was a money settlement somewhere. I have heard the song and not only or th lyrics similar but the hook also. Whatever works I guess.

Posted at 6:12PM on Jan 15th 2008 by hmmmm

29. Both songs were ripped off from "Get Off Of My Cloud" by The Rolling Stones.

'Nuff Said...next!

Posted at 7:09PM on Jan 15th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

30. Glad to hear that those musicians are happy as clams about Avril. Amazing what a few clams will do.

Posted at 8:49PM on Jan 15th 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

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