Ozzy Osbourne sues for rights to Black Sabbath name

Ozzy Osbourne has filed suit against guitarist Tony Iommi over ownership of the Black Sabbath name. The trademark-infringement suit--which, in part, claims Osbourne's signature lead vocals are largely responsible for the band's extraordinary success--was filed Friday (5/29) in a New York federal court, and reportedly seeks to return ownership of the name, as well as profits from the use of the band's name and logos, to the original four Sabbath members, Osbourne, Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Wa...

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