Appliances Gone Wild
Question: The flying toaster is the trademark of Berkeley Systems' After Dark screen saver. What band sued Berkeley Systems for stealing the idea of flying toasters from their album cover?
Answer: Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship sued Berkeley Systems shortly after Berkeley Systems sued the publisher of the Opus and Bill screensaver for using "their" toasters. Opus and Bill put flying toasters in their screen saver as a parody.
April 6th, 2008