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Originally Posted by 08marsh

I don't think this is fair to Heidi. Heidi is now the longest serving member of the group (or maybe joint with Keisha) and probably deserves the rights more than anyone. She replaced the first original member after about 1 single and has stayed and worked towards the groups name and reputation six years after Mutya decided she was too good.

Now her solo career flopped she decides she doesn't want them to be successful without her. Laughable.

They probably won't have to change their name but she just owns the rights and therefore gets a high percentage of profits anyway.

Sure it's ****ty for Heidi but she should have spoken up about how she felt several years ago, before Mutya even left the band; if Keisha had been sacked and it had been Mutya and Heidi looking for a new member, and then Mutya had left after a while, Heidi could still have been in a credible band. She doesn't deserve the rights more than anyone. Siobhan and Mutya were friends, Mutya brought her friend Keisha along and a clever man with a business head stuck the three of them together as a group. All three are talented singers, but they are also three teenage girls, and after two years, Siobhan ended up not being able to take it anymore and left the band. Regardless of how long she's been in the band, Heidi was not there from the beginning, so public perception will always be that she doesn't have any real right to the name. Mutya didn't "decide she was too good", she had a baby and just grew up, she didn't want to be standing on stage singing about things like "'cause I'm cooler than the red dress" anymore. If you invented something, would you be happy seeing somebody else taking credit for it? For most people I imagine that would be a resounding no, so why is this any different? I'm pleased she's won. I like the new Sugababes song but I've been of the opinion that they should have changed their name right away for a long time. Clean break, new start, and perhaps people would take them a little bit more seriously if they did.