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November 17, 2006

andy griffith sues andrew griffith

And you thought all the news about political campaigns and intellectual property would be over now that elections have ended. Don’t worry, it’s not over yet. Check out this story. William H. Fenrick, candidate for sheriff in Grant County Wisconsin, recently legally changed his name to Andy Griffith, allegedly in hopes of increasing his chances of winning the election. Andy Griffith, the actor, found out and recently filed suit against Fenrick alleging he violated various trademark, copyright, and privacy laws. The actor claims that Fenrick changed his name for the "sole purpose of taking advantage of Griffith’s notoriety in an attempt to gain votes." Fenrick argues that he did not benefit from the name change as he lost the election and that the lawsuit is absurd because no one would actually think that he was the actor. Looks like he should have tried appropriating a different name. One of the posted comments to this story suggested that Fenrick should hire Matlock as his attorney.

Posted by Emily E. Campbell at 02:33 PM.
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