Keith Urban sues Keith Urban over domain name

[Raph's Girl]

Country singer Keith Urban has filed a lawsuit against a painter of the same name, claiming that the lesser known Keith Urban's Web site infringes trademark and cyber-squatting laws.

Singer Urban filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday against the New Jersey painter who uses the Web site address www.keithurban.com to advertise oil paintings for sale.

The entertainer, who married Nicole Kidman last year and who recently ended a stint in rehab for alcohol abuse, says in the lawsuit that the Web site is being used "in a manner likely to deceive the public into believing that the website has a connection to Plaintiff that does not exist."

Urban's own Web site address is www.keithurban.net.

The singer, 39, wants the other Web site to be shut down and its domain name transferred to his ownership. He also seeks unspecified monetary damages.

The New Jersey painter could not be reached for comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070207/people_nm/urban_dc_1

Raph's Girl note: Gee thanks Keith...now we know there's another Keith Urban....

[Jo Dawn]

That's it... I'm goin' out there and sue every other Jo out there...

Get over yourself, Keith.

[jeff the cheff]

Wow, I can't figure out what sucks more, him suing this guy or his music

[Masked Ninja]

He might have a point if the other guys' name weren't Keith Urban, too. But guess what? Name repeats happen all the time!

Way to act like a two-year-old, dude.

[Raph's Girl]

Hey Keith Urban (the singer) here's something to do:

Sue Karl Urban for using your last name...or heck sue him for having the same fricken initials as u

Look thru the phone book and find ALL people named Keith Urban...sue them. Just try... there's like 16 of em.. Yes I looked... it appears to be quite the popular name in Oklahoma and Ohio

Go to a genealogy site like Rootsweb or Family Search: Sue anybody with an ancestor named Keith Urban (I found one on the Social Security Death Index)

Oh and Keith... the artist hasn't updated his site in 2 years (the last copyright date is 2005)....nice painter too... found his home address and phone number as well.

[Raven]

wow thats really cool of him to do :roll:

[iris]

the Web site is being used "in a manner likely to deceive the public into believing that the website has a connection to Plaintiff that does not exist."

In other words, the painter's website does not expressly say that this Keith Urban is not the same. If anything, this lawsuit should go the other way around... it's obvious that the painter had the domain name before the musician had a website.

[Warhorse]

I sure hope the judge throws this law suit out. It's just a waste of time and tax payer's money.

[Aelia]

Keith Urban VS Keith Urban. Maybe they should just settle it like real men and have a caged deathmatch.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I used to get Karl Urban and Keith Urban confused.

That's what you get for having a common name, Keith Urban. If that's a stage name, then you should have gone for something more unique. Like Sub-Urban or something. Then you could also get that Mortal Kombat demographic.

[Death's Head]

Never thought it'd be possible for a individual to get sued over sharing the same alias as a celeb. Guess it is. Sheesh.

[Kendamu]

Keith Urban VS Keith Urban. Maybe they should just settle it like real men and have a caged deathmatch.
Now we're talking! Guitar vs. painbrush! They will batle in a battle where there can be no winner!

Who will win?!

Questions will be asked... and destroyed... by ANSWERS!