Hulu sued by Lulu (no joke)
Cory Bergman September 5th, 2007
A week hasn’t gone by since News Corp. and NBCU announced that their new video joint venture will be called Hulu — which curiously means “cease and desist” in Swahili — and now a company called Lulu is slapping them with a lawsuit. “The lawsuit seeks only for Hulu.com to stop using the name to avoid confusion in the marketplace between these two digital content platforms,” explains Lulu.com CEO Bob Young, who’s also a founder of Red Hat. Lulu isn’t a video site — it’s for authors to self-publish their content — but its tagline is “the premiere marketplace for new digital content on the web.” Stay tuned…
7 Comments Add your own
1. Bob Jones | September 6th, 2007 at 3:26 am
I’m suprised Lulu.com wasn’t sued by Lulu the artist already.
2. Safran | September 6th, 2007 at 6:42 am
How do the Zulu feel about all this?
3. Hussman | September 6th, 2007 at 6:52 am
I’m waiting for Coolio to weigh in.
4. Don Day | September 6th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Someone warn Mr. Sulu.
5. Dave | September 6th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Also, Spike Lee is concerned that people may associate the site with him.
Me thinks they need to switch to a transitional name like TNN.
6. Rob | September 6th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Geez. This lawsuit is yet another reason why some people should not be allowed to breed.
7. Steve Safran | September 9th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Is this something the Vudu people should worry about?
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