Bassist Peter Hook has stated on his MySpace site, in a July 27 posting entitled “Disappointment!,” that New Order is a group that has split up and which does not exist without his one-thirds contribution. Hook says he will consider legal action against the other members should they continue using the New Order name. The message concludes with the less-than-cryptic message, “See you in court!” Singer Bernard Sumner and drummer Stephen Morris have countered Hook’s position by saying plans were afoot for New Order projects and that Hook speaks for himself and nobody else.

New Order last played live in November in Buenos Aires and released its latest studio album, Waiting for the Sirens’ Call, in 2005.http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003618611&imw=Y