Man Sues Yahoo for $5 Million for Using His Yodel

Wylie Gustafson, whose Yahoo yodel captured the freewheeling spirit of the popular Internet portal in TV and radio ads, has filed a $5 million lawsuit, claiming he has not been paid for the continued use of his voice. Gustafson, founder of the Wylie & the Wild West country band, said in a statement that he was hired in 1996 to create and record the signature yodel for Yahoo's first television commercial.