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| From | "Matthew George" <abertawe@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: same band name problem |
| Date | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:11:28 +0000 |
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On 2/15/07, Baskervils@aol.com <Baskervils@aol.com> wrote:
> A band in the UK has just popped up with our name (Baskervilles). It looks
> like they have been around for 3 months, and we have been around for 10 years
> and have 2 releases. They don't seem to want to give up the name. Any
> advice on what I should do?
Live and let live? Can't we credit music fans with sufficient
intelligence to differentiate between two bands with the same name?
Having said that, I could cheerfully throttle Beulah (the female solo
artist) for giving me false hope in record shops.
Regarding the name changes for British bands, I'm not sure if it has
been made clear that these name changes have generally been in the US
only. In other territories, their original name remains, as US law
doesn't extend to the rest of the world (insert satirical snipe here).
I don't know anything about American bands called the Charlatans or
Suede, but I doubt their international sales suffered from having
British namesakes. Perhaps this will be the case for the Baskervilles
too.
Matt.
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