But when Anderson stopped working for Roth in February, Roth told him to shut down the site, Benice says.

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Anderson did so, but apparently "re-set up the old site, " Benice says.

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Benice says Roth initially allowed Anderson to set up a Web site to help sell Van Halen T-shirts, tour posters and other items.

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The 44-year-old singer has filed a lawsuit against his former personal assistant Edmund Anderson, who operates the site, according to Roth's attorney Jeff Benice.

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"The suit was filed as a result of Roth attempting to clean up the bootlegging and piracy of his image off the Internet, " Benice says.

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