Gibson v. Funko & 4 Other Rock Lawsuits
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 25: Funko POP! figures are displayed during WonderCon 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Chubby Checker v. Hewlett-Packard
Saved the strangest for last! In 2013, Chubby Checker sued Hewlett-Packard for half a billion dollars due to “irreparable damage and harm” under the Communications Decency Act. Why? Because of the Chubby Checker app.
You might be asking yourself, “What’s the Chubby Checker app?”
Well…it was an app that estimated that size of a man’s penis based on the size of his shoes, because rulers are so 20th century. Checker and HP would later settle the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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