The lawsuit said the giveaway undercut the band’s sales. Love objected to a promotion in which 2.6 million copies of a Beach Boys compilation CD were given away to readers of Britain’s The Daily Mail on Sunday newspaper. The album earned international acclaim and marked a dramatic return for the 63-year-old singer-songwriter, who had avoided performing the “Smile” material for decades. The Beach Boys never completed “Smile” in the mid 1960s, and it was regarded as a lost classic until Wilson opted to finish it himself in 2004. Stillman added, “They remain family and the co-founders of a very important band in rock’n’roll history.” “There’s obviously some problem with the way Brian’s have promoted the albums.” “Mike has a lot of affection for Brian and they have a good relationship and cordial relations,” said Phil Stillman, who has represented Love since 1992. Love’s lawyer says it’s nothing personal. 3) accusing Wilson of promoting his 2004 album, “Smile,” in a manner that “shamelessly misappropriated Mike Love’s songs, likeness and the Beach Boys trademark, as well as the ‘Smile’ album itself.” Love filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court yesterday (Nov. Mike Love is suing his cousin and former Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson, but Love’s lawyer hopes the lawsuit won’t mar their good vibrations.
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