A British indie band formerly called Easy Life have changed their name to Hard Life after they said they were sued last year by the brand owners of the easyJet airline. Writing on Instagram, the Leicester group admitted the "last nine months have not been easy" but they have now released a new single, Tears. Part of the video was included in the social media post.
Last October, the musicians said they were going to change their moniker . It came after they said they were sued by easyGroup because their name was too similar. The band said the lawsuit pointed out they had used an image of an orange and white plane, similar to the branding for easyJet, for their Life's A Beach tour, among other accusations about reputational damage.
In a statement at the time, easyGroup founder and chairman Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou labelled them "brand thieves". The band initially hoped to fight the case, which they said would cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, but they were forced to concede defeat, realising essentially it was "David vs Goliath - and our British legal system favours Goliath". Latitude Festival: Comedians boycott event over Barclays sponsorship Michael Mosley: Co-presenter reveals TV doctor saved woman's life Comicstorian: YouTube star dies aged 40 after 'unfortunate accident' Their supporters - including fellow musicians such as Professor Green, Arlo Parks and Mahalia, several MPs, plus UK Music chair and former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and Tom Gray, the chair of the.
