Diddy sued over the use of his name

[,-,'-{Bar}-',-,]

Diddy Sued Over The Use Of His Name
Monday - February 5, 2007

Bad Boy label head, Sean "Diddy" Combs, is being sued by British record producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove over the use of the name.

Dearlove has taken legal action against the music mogul, claiming Diddy has breached the terms of an out-of-court settlement barring him from using their moniker in the United Kingdom, by using it on YouTube.com and MySpace.com.

"We want him either to use a neutral name like P. Diddy or to shut them down," said Dearlove's lawyer, Iain Purvis.

Dearlove first sued Combs last year, alleging that he had been using the Diddy name since 1992, while Combs only began identifying himself by the moniker in August 2005.

In September of 2006, Combs agreed that he would use his former alias of P. Diddy when attending anything in Europe.

Combs' official site Diddy.com diverts British users to a different site where the name Diddy isn't used. However, that option is not available on YouTube.com or MySpace.com.

"It may be tough for him, but that is just unfortunate," Purvis said. "He has made his bed, he should lie in it."

If the judge rules that Combs has breached the terms of their agreement, Dearlove will ask for an injunction preventing him from continuing to use the name online, and could potentially seek damages in the case.

Dearlove, who maintains his own Web presence at diddyland.com, is best known for his '90s remix of Blondie's "Atomic," which reached number one on the Billboard dance charts.

[deon]

this is stupid haha over a name what a idiot

[Flamez]

wtf being sued for over the use of his name lmao now this is worth laughing lol smh getting sued for something stupid..