Pharrell Williams sues will.i.am over song

Music producer Pharrell Williams has filed a lawsuit asking a US court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase I AM. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, said that will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, has repeatedly sent letters to Williams demanding he stop using versions of the phrase I AM on a website founded by Williams, iamother.com.

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Hosts in the machine

A lot will happen in the tiny Australian tablelands town of Wee Waa next weekend when Daft Punk ”launch” their new album, Random Access Memories, at the Wee Waa Show. But, for now, we can confirm that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the French disco-meets-philosophy brains behind Daft Punk, are nowhere near country New South Wales as we speak

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Those troublesome tenants

A strong stomach and a sense of humour are two essential ingredients for anyone working as a property manager for residential rentals, according to Rachel Williams, who features in series two of TV2’s Renters. Williams has been doing the job for three years at Ray White’s Royal Oak branch in Auckland and she never ceases to be amazed by what she finds.

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