The Ozzman Sueth

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So even though Ronnie James Dio, Glenn Hughes and Ian Gillan were also singers at the time, Ozzy wants his band name back?

Ozzy Osbourne sues over rights to Black Sabbath name

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Ozzy
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auctioned in Beverly Hills, California, November 26, 2007.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has sued his former band mate Tony Iommi over the ownership of the group's name.

Osbourne, 60, filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York, on Tuesday
accusing the guitarist of falsely claiming to be the sole owner of the Black Sabbath name, his representatives said on Friday.

He is also seeking a share of the interest in the Black Sabbath trademark and a cut of the profits that Iommi earned while touring under the Black Sabbath name in the 1990s when the British heavy metal band was in disarray after numerous changes to their lineup.

Osbourne said in a statement issued on Friday that he was sorry he had
gone to the court over the dispute with Iommi which he said he had
tried for three years to resolve amicably.

Imommi performed in clubs under the Black Sabbath name after Osbourne
was thrown out of the band. The original four members -- Osbourne,
Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward -- reunited in 1997 and Black Sabbath was inducted in the UK and US Rock&Roll Hall of Fames in 2005 and 2006.

Osbourne said in a statement that it was thanks to the efforts of his
management representatives over the past 12 years that "the name 'Black
Sabbath' now has a worldwide prestige and merchandising value that it
would not have had by continuing on the road it was on prior to the
1997 reunion tour."

"We've all worked too hard and long in our careers to allow you to sell
merchandise that features all our faces, old Black Sabbath album covers
and band logos, and then you tell us that you own the copyright. We're
all in our 60s now. The Black Sabbath legacy should live on long after we have all gone. Please do the right thing," Osbourne said.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant)

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Osbourne said in a statement that it was thanks to the efforts of his management representatives over the past 12 years that "the name 'Black Sabbath' now has a worldwide prestige and merchandising value that it would not have had by continuing on the road it was on prior to the 1997 reunion tour."

"We've all worked too hard and long in our careers to allow you to sell merchandise that features all our faces, old Black Sabbath album covers and band logos, and then you tell us that you own the copyright. We're all in our 60s now. The Black Sabbath legacy should live on long after we have all gone. Please do the right thing," Osbourne said

Ozzy has a good point there . But being that Tommy Iommi is a no nonsense kinda guy it would probably be in Ozzy's best intrest to tred lightly .

Just sayin'

[SWL]

The Ozzwomen Sueth. Does Ozzy really know what the heck is going on? [:S]

"Smell the pine". [:S]

[The Dude]

Last I herd Ozzy's finances are going down the hole. My opinion hes probably just trying to gain some money to help pay for that house on the beach hes about to lose.

[Ducatiman916]

let's face it,without ozzys voice there would have been no black sabbath.Just like when david lee roth left van halen.Even though sammy made some damn good music with the rest of the boys it just was not the same.Ozzy is a unique charachter,just like roth.They had personality the following singers just could not duplicate.Although I think him suing for exclusive rights to the name is not proper.He was part of a team that clicked in a unique way.The other three guys deserve the rights to the name as much as he does.