The band Lady A — formerly Lady Antebellum — has filed a lawsuit against a Black woman who has performed with the name Lady A for the past 2 decades.
— has filed a lawsuit against a Black woman who has performed with the name Lady A for the past two decades.the blues singer, Seattle-based Anita White, “demanded a $10 million payment" from them.
“…So reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years,” the band said in a statement. “We never even entertained the idea that she shouldn’t also be able to use the name Lady A, and never will – today’s action doesn’t change that.”
The lawsuit filed July 8 notes the band trademarked the name Lady A in 2011 — with no opposition — and their fans have called them by the abbreviation since around 2006. The band created promotional materials and advertised on their website using the name Lady A starting in 2008, the lawsuit claims.
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