Diddy can't be Diddy in Britain

[Marilyn. 340]

Sean Combs is Diddy no more — at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday.

Solicitors Jens Hills & Co. said Combs had agreed to "rebrand his commercial activities" in Britain and would "no longer be able to trade in the U.K. as 'Diddy.'"

Combs — formerly known as Puffy and Puff Daddy — has used the moniker P. Diddy since 2001, but last year decided to be known solely as Diddy.

Dearlove launched a lawsuit for unfair competition, claiming the name change had caused confusion. The case had been due to go to the High Court next month.

"I started getting e-mails from Puerto Rican girls asking if they could be in my video and people were asking me to look at their clothing line," Dearlove was quoted as saying by The Guardian newspaper.

Combs, 36, whose fortune was last year estimated by Forbes magazine at $250 million, agreed to pay Dearlove's costs, as well as "significant" damages, Dearlove's lawyer said.

But a spokesman for the music mogul said the matter had been resolved "amicably."

"The damages reported are wholly inaccurate and the request by Dearlove's attorney for legal fees in a case that has been settled is regrettable and is being vigorously contested," spokesman Robert Zimmerman of Dan Klores Communications said on behalf of Combs.

Dearlove, 40, best known for his 1990s dance remix of Blondie's "Atomic," told The Guardian he was "happy and relieved."

"It doesn't matter how big people become," he said. "This is my name. I've been successful too. I'm not a global megastar, but what I do is valid."

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/35674177

I thought this was funny

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Unfair competition? So now law firms and rap stars are competing for the same customers?

[Marilyn. 340]

Richard "Diddy" Dearlove is a music producer in the UK not a lawyer

DIDDY is a familiar face to the British Dance scene, perhaps best know for his hit single Give Me Love ( first championed by Sasha and Digweed ), #23 in the UK Charts, and his worldwide smash remixes of Blondie's Atomic (#19-UK, #1US-BILLBOARD), Heart of Glass(#15) and Union City Blue. His tracks and remixes feature on compilations such as "Now 37", "Now Dance", "Pascha - Ministry of Sound", "Best Dance Anthems Ever" and his music has been used on Television & Radio. He has been featured in articles from magazines such as Melody Maker & The Big Issue and has performed onstage alongside artists such as Moby & Boy George,

Diddy has remixed artists such as Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithful, The Sugababes, Donna Summer & Dolly Parton. His musical collaborators include Alan Thompson, Steve Thomas, Wayne G, Republica, Tall Paul, Andy Allder, The Tyrell Corporation, Rachel Auburn, Aetherius, Mc Kinky, Blu Peter & Nusta.

http://www.diddyland.com/about/index.php

Edited September 12, 2006 by MarilynP

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

Unfair competition? So now law firms and rap stars are competing for the same customers?

news headline - diddy can't do diddly in the uk

[Welshcookie 17]

And we have Diddy David Hamiliton....we have way too many diddies for a small island.... but he may be dead so there might be room for one more...

Edited September 12, 2006 by welshcookie

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Richard "Diddy" Dearlove is a music producer in the UK not a lawyer

Aah. I read this and somehow came up with that strange interpretation. I blame it on the fact that I just woke up

London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday.

[Marilyn. 340]

Richard "Diddy" Dearlove is a music producer in the UK not a lawyer

Aah. I read this and somehow came up with that strange interpretation. I blame it on the fact that I just woke up

London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday.

I thought so ....

Edited September 12, 2006 by MarilynP

[Savanphil 3]

"I started getting e-mails from Puerto Rican girls asking if they could be in my video and people were asking me to look at their clothing line," Dearlove was quoted as saying by The Guardian newspaper."

He sounds a bit envious to me, he was probably receiving tons of e-mails and phone calls and none of them were for him

Sean Combs, can let him have that name....since he has quite a few others to choose from

Puff, Puffy, P.Diddy, Diddy......

[seldi 1]

The things people do for money...

[meauxna 15]

And we have Diddy David Hamiliton....we have way too many diddies for a small island.... but he may be dead so there might be room for one more...

Wait, so they've got Dead Diddies too? Dear, dear.

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news headline - diddy can't do diddly in the uk