Pharrell Williams has no interest in waiting around until will.i.am files a proper lawsuit, it seems.
Just days after will.i.am filed a notice of opposition over Pharrell’s i am OTHER creative venture, Pharrell has filed a lawsuit of his own.
TMZ reports that will.i.am sent Skateboard P a cease and desist letter informing P that he owns everything with a right to “I Am.” In response, Pharrell appears to be suing will.i.am to prevent him from suing the Neptunes member.
In the suit, Pharrell argues that his use of “I Am” differs completely from will.i.am’s use, in that the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s use is akin to Dr. Suess’ use in the beloved children’s book “Green Eggs and Ham,” which features a character named Sam I Am.
“In contrast, the I Am Other mark means ‘I am something else,’ leaving what that ‘else’ is to the imagination of the consumer,” reads the suit. “It certainly does not mean ‘I am Will.'”
Pharrell is asking that the New York federal court judge to whom the suit was filed give Pharrell written permission to keep using the “I Am Other” trademark.
“I am disappointed that Will, a fellow artist, would file a case against me,” said Pharrell in a statement after will.i.am’s notice last week. “I am someone who likes to talk things out and, in fact, I attempted to do just that on many occasions. I am surprised in how this is being handled and I am confident that Will’s trademark claims will ultimately be found to be as meritless and ridiculous as I do.”
(July 1)
UPDATE:
will.i.am has countersued Pharrell over the use of I AM in I AM OTHER, reports TMZ. will.i.am believes that the use of I AM in I AM OTHER may confuse listeners because of their similarity in styles and the fact that they are both on Interscope Records, according to TMZ.
To support his lawsuit, will.i.am has stated that Pharrell has copied several others, according to documents obtained by TMZ. An example of this cited by will.i.am includes Pharrell’s work as a co-founder of Star Trak Entertainment, which is likely a reference to Star Trek. Another example is Pharrell’s attempt to register a trademark for Pink Slime, which will claims is similar to Mattel’s Slime.
will.i.am also notes that Pharrell is being sued by Marvin Gaye’s family over his recent work with “Blurred Lines.”
will.i.am is seeking an unspecified amount of money, according to TMZ.
RELATED: will.i.am Pursues Legal Action Against Pharrell & i am OTHER
You got rick rolled you black eyed pea beeeotch
And Will.i.am is about to lose some serious cash.
Will.i.am is a cornball. Someone should slap him for this silly shit.
well take a swing bitch
I am crackin up because Pharrell just kept throwing “I am” in his statement. This is terrible though. Will is weak for that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLMm5mHVp_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6zP7nnp-5I
Who the hell are the Black Eyed Keys? Did the Black Keys and Black Eyed Peas form a group….lol
hahahahaahahahah oh shit we got a comedian here
FUSION Technique #DBZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDYSLX_2vr0
He compared him to Dr. Seuss…ha!
THIS HOW RICH NIGGAZ SQUABBLE…LEGGOOOOO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAsJPlrIV6Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8tr4DjVaM
pharrell > this sellout hipster fag
http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu120/210015allan/5.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVuiM3dmw3Y
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/jOxpmbJNAPA/default.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHqCsDJgNk
hit it back at ya
TWO SOFT AND WEAK RAPPERS SUING EACH OTHER…I KNOW RnB STARS THAT ARE HARDER THAN EM TWO PUT TOGETHER….SO SOFT….LIKE LIL WAYNE’S LEATHER LOOOOOOOOOOOOL LMAO
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO u aint funny Try Harder GTFO
pharells a rapper?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9hj8Qi7ed8
GGGGGG UNOT
Where should I go?
to the miami heat. i would like a virus like you to mess up that team.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_kGPh5Hnwg
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“Black Eyed Keys”
I swear to god NOBODY checks these articles before posting them.
I think they did it on purpose… like “black eyes trees/keys…whatever fuck em'” type thing…
WELL AT LEAST NOW YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE READING YOUR COMMENTS…
Will.I.AM is battie hole……nobody cares about him he’s been wack for awhile now, with no signs of getting better.
NEWS UPDATE
Will.I.Am and John Legend are suing Warner Bros and Will Smith for the use of “I am” and “Legend” in the title “I Am Legend”
UPDATE
Crazy white women sues everybody for infringing her ” I AM Crazy” lifestyle brand…
crazy primate filing lawsuit against blacks lol
Hey dumbass, you know you’re a primate as well right? Be more specific in your attempts at humorless racism.
they would fight over anything in america. THEY LOVE A FUCKING LAW SUIT = 2 GROWN MEN SO SAD
I am legend
sorry, i am not legend, I just got sued
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a1dxE1tVoA
Boss shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1tG-m4NSU
“Black Eyes Keys” really???
I picked that up with one read through. Does no one do a proofread of anything before it is published here???
“Does no one…”? hahahahahahaha! as you chastise the writer about proof reading!!!
this sounds like an “Onion” article
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SCtyEOJy0A
“I-am” Your Father Will….. sue me hahahahahaha
pharrels new album “i move my neck like a monster coming soon.with songs hey white boy im white now” and fuck you mixed girl. at the wizz.
“I am disappointed”… “I am someone”… “I am surprised”… “I am confident”… That statement from Pharrell was full of infringements.
I am never listening to the Black Eyed Peas again. So I hope Will is happy about his bitch move. How do you go from being the next Q-Tip to being a sensitive twat?
The next Q-Tip? GTFOH, not even close.
HAHA funniest comment! How did i miss this 2 months ago?
I AM A BITCH NIGGA
both of you are straight up bitches west west!!!!!!!!
BBC Paid. Ice Cream Money, Beats is getting snatched, Animation movies. Han Zimmer. Knows his music from the golden era of hip hop to rock to pop. all around money. What is Will.i.am doing again? He ain’t had a hit since Chris smacked Rihanna. Shrug!
Both these niggas wack wit their beats and their music. One nigga sounds like chick the other nigga works with Britney spears they both sold out to pop radio.
GUCCI MANE is the realest rapper and heres why.
1) all other rappers rap about being gangster shooting and killing but they havent done it.
2) Eminem raps about killing he hasnt.
3)Jay z raps in open letter about sending shots he hasnt.
4)Nas raps about how he is a queens thug but he wasn’t.
5)Most of the rappers rap about stuff they havent done yet you all support them and say its real rap.
6)When rick ross does it you all claim he is fake and say its fake rap.
This shows that hiphop fans are hypocritical and all these real hiphop fan wanna be’s are just some unjustified haters whose opinions are just as irrelevent as the swag fag rapper fans.
GUCCI MANE KILLED A MAN HE WAS A DRUG DEALER BEFORE RAPPER HE HAS STREET CREDENTIALS HE IS THE ONLY RAPPER THAT RAPS ABOUT FACTS THERE FORE BIG GUWOP IS THE REALEST RAPPER IN THE RAP GAME AND THATS A FACT!
thanks whitey
1. all other rappers? every single other rapper out there besides gucci? what about pac? BIG? NWA motherfucker. all O.G’s.
2. eminem’s persona is slim shady – the guy that brings eminem’s fantasies to life.
3. one song. jay z was a known drug dealer and has stabbed people before
4. maybe he wasn’t, but he was around that sort of lifestyle
5. no one is claiming this
6. ross is a fag just like you
7. i hope you’re trolling because you’re bad at interpreting rap
pac big and NWA are all horrible examples…. most of them were studio gangsters and not really bout it. they were all stars from a very young age
PHARRELL IS 40 YRS OLD BUT STILL LOOKS 20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Born: April 5, 1973
i swear, the news on the website today seem like archive shit brought back by some sort of glitch
my classmate’s step-sister makes $84/h hourly on the internet. She has been out of a job for 6 months but last month her pay was $20791 just working on the internet for a few hours. Read more on this site..>>>>
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No comparison tracks to plays??, I dont Know , thats why when making tracks try to stay away from sampling , to much prob…with clearance …
what a fucking maggot .. actually was a huge fan of his vision until he started pulling this greedy ass shit, looks like hes just another low life piece of shit with money.. never happy with it all
This article sucks. When a reader (me) thinks to myself 4 times throughout an article, how I’d edit it.. shows me that HIPHOPDX NEEDS AN EDITOR! Read this article for yourself. If a High School student wrote this for an essay, cool, they get a B. For a person whom chose this as their career path and is writing FOR MONEY.. c’mon, bro.
THANK YOU!! Im glad someone else notices that shit. It is difficult to focus on the content when the article is so poorly written. HHDX should take more pride in their website and work, and at least make an attempt at quality, this was just pitiful.
“In response, Pharrell appears to be suing will.i.am to prevent him from suing the Neptunes member.”
I mean WTF is that!? seriously?
Wow, really? So if I decide to start a company called “Will” or “I Will” I’m going to be sued by Will.I.Am? What a concieted cornball
666
did Jesus have the right to the name I AM.. or was that Nas?
Nas should sue them both
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-7zFV6ypZg
Will.i.am
Will i ams
Obviously Pharrell’s family name is ripping off the Black Eyed Peas. Time for another pointless lawsuit. That’s what tax payers back roll the justice system for.
I AM COCA… #SUEME
see you in court…you better lawyer up
As if the black eye’d peas didn’t make their living off of ripping… excuse me… Sampling hits like Time of my life. Listen to the albums and you tell me you can’t hear another song in every song Will.i.am produced. Even stealing lyrics….