Claim: Heavy metal band Metallica is suing the group Unfaith over their use of the E and F chords.
Status: False.
Example:
MONTREAL - Metallica are taking legal action against independant Canadian rock band Unfaith over what they feel is unsanctioned usage of two chords the band has been using since 1982: E and F.
Origins: Metallica may be derided by some fans as an aggressively litigious group, having once sued the Napster file-sharing service over the unauthorized distribution of their copyright-protected music, but they haven't gone so far as to sue another band over the use of the E and F chords.
The "Metallica Sue Canadian Band over E, F Chords" article was a spoof posted on the humor site scoopthis.com and mocked up to look like a genuine news page from the MTV.com web site. The joke was executed well enough that it fooled some "legitimate" news services, such as Ananova, into picking up the story.
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