Le Tigre issue statement on lawsuit against Barry Mann over ‘Deceptacon’: “We just want him to leave us alone”
Le Tigre have shared a statement opening up on their recent lawsuit against Barry Mann, challenging the singer over cease-and-desist letters alleging the band’s song ‘Deceptacon’ infringed on the copyright for his 1961 song ‘Who Put The Bomp (Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’.As Rolling Stone reports, Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre said: “Last week, we filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment in the Southern District of New York against Barry Mann. He wants money from us, and his goal is to own and control our song.