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| From | Steve Alter <shteevea@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: FW: Statement from Avril Lavigne's Manager In Regards Pending Lawsuit |
| Date | Mon, 9 Jul 2007 09:09:08 -0700 (PDT) |
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Well, judges don't tend to have great senses of humor, either; that post may bite them in the ass when they have a musicologist comb through the Rubinoos catalog, which is full of references -- some intentional, some less so -- to many other songs and artists.
I'd say an out-of-court settlement just walked away, and Nettwerk's gonna play smash mouth ball here.
Will Harris <NonStopPop@cox.net> wrote:
Clearly, Terry McBride has no sense of humor, based on his below comment
about the "issue" he thinks the Rubinoos have with the Beatles.
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From: Sheri.Ladner@sonybmg.com [mailto:Sheri.Ladner@sonybmg.com]
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:44 AM
To: NonStopPop@cox.net
Subject: Statement from Avril Lavigne's Manager In Regards Pending Lawsuit
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2007
Below is a statement from Avril Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride in regards
to the pending lawsuit against her. Avril's response can be found at
www.avrillavigne.com
Dear Media
I have read the following quote from Tommy Dunbar of the Rubinoos.
"While it's true that we filed suit some time ago, we hesitated to go public
to save Avril and her handlers any embarrassment," Tommy Dunbar said. "We
learned over the July 4th holiday that her management and spin doctors have
apparently decided to preempt things with their revelation of the lawsuit."
This is simply a lie. I challenge them to provide one iota of proof to back
up this claim. We did not say a word about the suit out of respect for the
dialog that was ongoing. The numerous phone calls from the media seeking
comment on the suit started on July 4th. We were blind sided and simply
responded.
We also find it ironic that in the Suit they named Apple as a defendant,
what a great way of getting it out there to the media.
On the topic of Apple, it seems like the Rubinoos have an issue with the
Beatles among other great bands. This quote is directly from the Rubinoos
Myspace page "Bands that have ripped us blind: the Rasberries, The Beach
Boys, The Beatles"
As we have clearly stated, upon the expert opinion of one of the country's
foremost musicologists, there is no basis for this claim
Best Regards,
Terry McBride
C.E.O. Nettwerk Music Group
Contact information:
Mika El-Baz
Sr. VP of Publicity, RCA Music Group
Ph: 646.840.5670
mika.el-baz@sonybmg.com
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