U.S. lifestyle queen Martha Stewart's battle with her New York neighbours has inspired a protest song. Stewart enraged residents of Katonah in New York state's Westchester County when she attempted to trademark the village's name for a range of furniture and home products.Native Americans were particularly angry at her attempt to trademark Katonah, claiming the village was named after a tribal chief. Now Marc Black has written a song about the conflict. He says, "The bottom line is, I'm just hoping, I think we all are, that Martha will hear the song."It's lyrics include the line, "We love you Martha. And that's why, I wrote this song. We like you here, you can belong. But you just can't buy us, and simply own."Stewart, meanwhile, has protested her innocence - a spokesperson for her company insisting place names are frequently used to sell products, and that Stewart only wants to trademark the name to stop her products being copied.Diane Paterson says, "Place names are commonly used by well-known brands, from Philadelphia Cream Cheese to Nantucket Nectars, without any harm to the residents of those towns."

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