james brooks's List: OAA-LEGAL CASE

The suit claims that Young "would not have released his previously unreleased composition, `Bridgette,' and other songs on the album to the public, as he believes they were of inferior quality and therefore would diminish his goodwill and reputation among his followers, fans, and critics."

Interscope and Young claim that the Triple X album "is likely to cause confusion or mistake or deceive the consuming public as to the origin and content of the production."

Speaking for Triple X, Cohen says, "Triple X denies the allegations of the lawsuit. Triple X obtained all necessary clearances and licenses prior to the release of the record. Furthermore, Triple X does not believe that any consumer has been or could be misled by the nature of this album. Triple X believes that Interscope has no basis for bringing this lawsuit and is attempting to put Triple X out of business."

According to Cohen, "First Round Knock Out" was originally released in late May. He claims that on May 31, Triple X and Interscope reached a written settlement concerning the packaging of the album, to the point of recalling the original album, which bore art featuring Dre's likeness.

The package currently in release does not bear Dre's photo; large type on the cover now reads, "A Retrospective Of Early Tracks Produced by Dr. Dre."

"Triple X did everything Interscope wanted with regard to packaging . . . so I don't know what they're doing," Cohen says.