"American Idol" Judge Keith Urban will become busy in the coming months shooting for the Fox show's last season so it's a good thing that a recent plagiarism lawsuit between him and a British songwriter was dismissed by a Los Angeles judge.
According to Page Six News, the country superstar allegedly used Peter Beckett's band name - Player - for selling a guitar lesson package on the Home Shopping Network.
Beckett insisted in his trademark violation complaint filed in federal court earlier this year that Urban stole the name after the band played their 1978 hit "Baby Come Back" on "General Hospital" last year, Westside Today noted.
The complainant further insisted that marketing for "Player By Keith Urban", which consisted 50-piece acoustic guitar kit, which includes a signature guitar, instructional DVD series among other items, was "fraudulent and malicious".
He also insisted that "American Idol" judge Keith Urban will "deceive and will continue to deceive the consuming public" he wrote and performed "Baby Come Back". This will allegedly cause the band "irreparable injury".
Beckett didn't stop there. He also took a jab at the Grammy Award winner's popularity.
According to the affidavit, Urban had to use the band's name to gain more exposure because "if not for his marriage to Nicole Kidman and if not for his appearance as a judge on the tail end of the now- canceled 'American Idol,' defendant Urban's fame would be limited to country fans for just a few more years."
U.S. District Judge Manuel Real promptly dismissed the case, deeming the complaint weak.
"Urban's use of the phrase 'Player by Keith Urban' dispels any potential confusion with the band Player, so the two uses of the word 'are not sufficiently similar,' according to the judge," Westside Today continued.
Both the "American Idol" judge Keith Urban and Paul Beckett have not commented on the issue.
