SoxBlotter: A mugger, the subway and Bon Jovi

-- The Red Sox "B" logo is everywhere these days. Unfortunately, it's now appearing on alleged criminals while they are doing bad things. In New York, 13 muggings have been perpetrated since January by a man in a Red Sox hat. He does his thing on the subway, mainly against women, and has taken cash, bank cards, cameras, phones and i-Pods. He gets around, too, as he has struck in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. Newsday describes the suspect as a "Boston fan" and decided to include a reference to David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis in their coverage. Bostonist is not laughing.

-- A Chelsea musician sued the Red Sox, TBS and Bon Jovi for $400 billion - not a typo - for copyright infringement. Samuel Bartley Steele wrote a song called “(Man I Really) Love This Team,” which he alleged was ripped off by Bon Jovi's song “I Love This Town.” TBS used the Bon Jovi tune to help promote the MLB playoffs. In a U.S. District Court decision, Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton ruled he was insane against the plaintiff. He said there were "few similarities" between the songs and referred to the lyrics as "trite," which says as much about Bon Jovi as it does Steele. He ruled in Bon Jovi's favor and served him at the same time. Bostonist Loves This Judge.

Kudos to UniversalHub for highlighting these important matters.

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