"Super Bowl Shuffle" owner sues media giant
CHICAGO – The owner of a beloved ditty by the 1985 Chicago Bears is preparing to shuffle on down to federal court to take on a media conglomerate.
"Super Bowl Shuffle" owner Julia Meyer filed a lawsuit in Chicago this week alleging Viacom used the video on MTV and VH1 without permission.
The video features Bears boasting, "We're so bad, we know we're good. Blowing your mind like we knew we could." It sold more than 500,000 singles and became a hallmark of the Super Bowl champions.
The lawsuit says interest in the video is up on the 25 anniversary of its recording and Viacom has undermined potential sales. It says a jury should determine a damages figure.
A telephone call Friday to New York-based Viacom Inc. seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101203/ap_en_mu/il_super_bowl_shuffle_lawsuit
CHICAGO – The owner of a beloved ditty by the 1985 Chicago Bears is preparing to shuffle on down to federal court to take on a media conglomerate.
"Super Bowl Shuffle" owner Julia Meyer filed a lawsuit in Chicago this week alleging Viacom used the video on MTV and VH1 without permission.
The video features Bears boasting, "We're so bad, we know we're good. Blowing your mind like we knew we could." It sold more than 500,000 singles and became a hallmark of the Super Bowl champions.
The lawsuit says interest in the video is up on the 25 anniversary of its recording and Viacom has undermined potential sales. It says a jury should determine a damages figure.
A telephone call Friday to New York-based Viacom Inc. seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101203/ap_en_mu/il_super_bowl_shuffle_lawsuit
