Black Keys Rock Duo Sues Pizza Hut, Home Depot Over Songs
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The Black Keys sued Home Depot Inc. and Yum Brands Inc.’s Pizza Hut, alleging the companies used the rock duo’s songs in commercials without authorization.
Patrick Carney and Daniel Auerbach, known as the Black Keys, sued Home Depot for the unauthorized use of “Lonely Boy,” and sued Pizza Hut and its advertising company, Interpublic Group of Cos., over “Gold on the Ceiling,” in separate filings yesterday in federal court in Los Angeles.