Rock musician Jon Bon Jovi is being sued for $400 billion in federal court by a Boston Red Sox fan who claims Bon Jovi plagiarized lyrics he had written. Samuel Bartley Steele wrote the song "(Man I Really) Love This Team," an ode to the Red Sox, in the fall of 2004.
Steele claims that Bon Jovi heard his song while campaigning for John Kerry in Boston when the Red Sox were in the World Series. He contends that his lyrics then found their way into the Bon Jovi song "I Love This Town."
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Bon Jovi being sued for $400 billion for plagiarism
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Samuel Bartley Steele claims Bon Jovi stole lyrics from his song "(Man I Really) Love This Team"
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Song written as ode to Boston Red Sox
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Suit suggests lyrics used for the Bon Jovi song "I Love This Town"
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Bon Jovi was in Boston around the time of the 2004 World Series, campaigning for John Kerry
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Steele is a member of the Massachusetts band The Chelsea City Council
