London: Queen of Pop Madonna is being sued over the song ‘Girls Gone Wild’ on her new album ‘MDNA’.
Joe Francis claims he owns the trademark name of her new track ‘Girls Gone Wild’, the name of the adult video franchise he created, after previously issuing her a “cease and desist” letter if she sang the song during her Super Bowl performance, reported Mirror online.
“We own this trademark in the UK, the US and 40 other countries. And she is in infringement of it,” Francis said.
Despite Madonna leaving the song off her set list during her Super Bowl performance, Francis is still threatening legal action after pre-orders for the ‘Hung Up’ hitmaker’s album reached number one on iTunes in more than 50 countries.
Following the track list publication for ‘MDNA’ earlier this month, Francis was upset at the name of the track.
“This isn’t personally directed at Madonna as a person, this is a business decision. And now she’s aware that she stepped over the line.
If Mr Francis was producing a product called ‘Material Girl’, and she had a copyright, I doubt she’d appreciate it,” his lawyer said. (PTI)
