Beach Boy Mike Love filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Wednesday against his cousin and founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson, charging that a promotional campaign for Wilson's 2004 "Smile" album injured Love professionally.
Love's suit claims that the "Smile" promotion "shamelessly misappropriated Mike Love's songs, likeness and the Beach Boys trademark."
The suit also charges that the campaign included the giveaway in Britain of 2.6 million copies of a Beach Boys compilation album, hurting the sales of the group's recordings.
