Chilli Peppers sue over right to use 'Californication'
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing over the right to use the word 'Californication'.
Showtime Networks has a television series which goes by the name 'Californication', but it is also the name of the band’s 1999 album and one of its singles.
The suit filed in Los Angeles yesterday seeks a permanent injunction barring Showtime and the other defendants from using the title 'Californication' for the show, damages and restitution and disgorgement of all profits derived by the defendants.
The television series stars David Duchovny as a novelist suffering from writers’ block and a mid-life crisis.
The show also features a character named 'Dani California', which is also the title of a Red Hot Chili Peppers song released in 2006, according to the lawsuit.
