Dear Friends

A musician named Lennon Murphy is claiming that Yoko Ono has sued her and that Yoko is seeking to stop Lennon Murphy from performing under her name, Lennon Murphy. Both of these claims are untrue.

Several years ago, Lennon Murphy sought Yoko’s permission to do her performances under her name, Lennon Murphy. Yoko, of course, did not object to her request. Subsequently, without Yoko’s knowledge, Lennon Murphy filed an application in the United States trademark Office requesting the exclusive right to utilize the name “Lennon” for musical performances. Yoko’s attorneys asked Lennon Murphy’s attorneys and manager to withdraw her registration of exclusivity to the name LENNON for the trademark. Yoko also offered to cover all costs Lennon Murphy had incurred in filing for the trademark. But Lennon Murphy went ahead to register.

Yoko did not sue Lennon Murphy, but sought to stop her from getting the exclusive right to the name Lennon for performance purposes. For that, Yoko’s attorneys, simply notified the Trademark office that Yoko did not believe it was fair that Ms. Murphy be granted the exclusive right to the “Lennon” trademark in relation to musical and entertainment services. As you can see, this is a very important issue for Yoko and the Lennon family.

Yoko says: I am really hurt if people thought that I told a young artist to not use her own name in her performances and had sought to sue her. I did no such thing. I hope this allegation will be cleared.

Thank you for your kind attention,
Yoko

Not a Yoko hater here; I was always pretty pro-Yoko before this, and even like quite a bit of her music. I’m afraid that she is, however, the bad guy in this story. Did anyone actually read all the material linked?

Wouldn’t a Radiohead compilation be rather difficult once you get to Kid A? I’ll only buy it if it includes some unreleased track or something.

Yoko Ono is a pimp.

Melomania: your ignorance is sad. If Yoko was the Whore the world wants her to be, there would be shitloads of Lennon garbage: from bike helmets to sitcoms…

Yoko Ono Rocks

Lenny’s main tour for Europe in May, June and July is still on. It was several promotional dates that have been cancelled.

Go Yoko! Go Yoko! Go Yoko! You can do it! Go! Go! Go! Go!

Isn’t Yoko making enough off her new John Lennon baby line to worry about this? If she loved John so much, she wouldn’t be selling him in every freaking market.