In Los Angeles, CA the lead singer for Aerosmith has filed a lawsuit against some unknown individuals who are allegedly blogging under false identities. This is the second time Steven Tyler, 60, has had to deal with bloggers in the past year.
Steven Tyler of the rock and roll band Aerosmith has filed a lawsuit against individual bloggers on a Google blogging site. Both Tyler and his girlfriend, Erin Brady, have allegedly suffered harm in direct relation to the impersonations and spreading of false claims on the website as stated in the lawsuit.
According to
News.com.au:
Tyler's lawsuit accuses the bloggers of public disclosure of private facts, making false statements and misappropriation of likeness.
It also seeks an injunction to have the defendants stop impersonating him online or elsewhere.
The blogs Tyler's lawsuit describes as being written by impostors were unavailable for public viewing today.
This apparently isn't the first time famous singer has had legal issues with Google's bloggers. Back in 2007, a similar rash of postings prompted Google to compliantly remove the false blog information.
Since then, the new "impersonator" blogs have resurfaced, with one reported to have 31 entries and another one by "Brady" with 7 entries. They reveal personal issues, like the recent death of Tyler's mother.
Although impersonation blogging isn't the same as stealing money from one's bank account, the general premise is still an identity theft of sorts with the false representation of ones identity, claiming to be a famous person when they really are not. Google has temporarily suspended the blogs and posted the following statements:
"This blog is under review due to possible Blogger terms of service violations."
If interested, you can
legally impersonate the rock great for around $50 US if you own a gaming system and purchase the
Guitar Hero: Aeorsmith edition (guitar separate)
