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One Direction · 2012

One Direction

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 4, 2012Legal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

One Direction won a legal dispute over the right to use their group name. An American punk band of the same name claimed that it had used the name first. One Direction US sought $1 million in damages from the British group and a share of licensing revenues.

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