ABBA Settles Lawsuit Against Tribute Band Over Use Of Name ‘Abba Mania’
The Swedish pop group ABBA sued British cover band over using the name Abba Mania without approval. ABBA filed the lawsuit back in Dec. 3 in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, in which it accused Abba Mania’s managers of “parasitic and bad-faith conduct” for using the ABBA name, and its fame, in order to attract the ABBA fans and making them think that ABBA supports Abba Mania. It reveled that the British band had rejected the demand of changing its name and the abbamania.com website, or to use the “ABBA Tribute” in a way that might relate confusing to the fans. A settlement was eventually ...