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04/09/2012
One Direction Win US Name Battle
One Direction have won a legal dispute to keep their band name.
An American punk group maintained that they had called themselves One Direction first.
One Direction US sued the British boy band for $1million in damages sought a share of their' royalties.
The groups issued a joint press release announcing the change of the American band's name.
One Direction US will now be called Uncharted Shores, while the UK group hold on to the One Direction name.
Both groups say they are "happy with the outcome".
(GK)
An American punk group maintained that they had called themselves One Direction first.
One Direction US sued the British boy band for $1million in damages sought a share of their' royalties.
The groups issued a joint press release announcing the change of the American band's name.
One Direction US will now be called Uncharted Shores, while the UK group hold on to the One Direction name.
Both groups say they are "happy with the outcome".
(GK)
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