Mariah Carey battles porn star over name

The BBC reports that Singer Mariah Carey has threatened legal action against politician/adult film star Mary Carey, for filing a Trademark application for the mark "Mary Carey" following the actress' unsuccessful campaign for governor of California.

Grammy-winning Mariah Carey is particularly concerned by the possible confusion between the names because the actress has filed the trademark application for use on audio and video recordings.

But David Beitchman, a lawyer for Mary Carey, said he believed Mariah Carey stood little chance of winning a court battle over the names.

"My first thought was, does Mariah Carey realize what her lawyer is comparing her to and are they seriously concerned?" he said.

"Do they seriously think the fans are going to be confused?"