No Faking In Florida: Bogus Rock Bands Outlawed

CBS 4 MIAMI ^ | 16 JUNE 2007 | AP

[Boundless]

> TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation
> Friday that makes it a misdemeanor for people to take
> the stage using the name of a band if they’re not
> really the band who made the name famous, ...

So when the Tallahasee Symphony Orchestra (now 28 years
old) reaches the point where no original member are
still on stage (which may have already happened), then
the TSO has to change its name?

Politicians really are idiots.

[Dust in the Wind]

If an organization holds a legal trademark, it would be able to use the trademarked band name even if no original members are involved.

[PeterPrinciple]

Do we really need a law for this. Won’t the market place take care of it?

[Always Right]

Do we really need a law for this. Won’t the market place take care of it?

Eventually, but that doesn't help the people who were already defrauded.

[weegee]

Does this mean that SeeBS’s contest supergroup Supernova and the new UK Horrors would be unable to play since there are other bands that have put out several albums using those names in the past 10 years?

[weegee]

If an organization holds a legal trademark, it would be able to use the trademarked band name even if no original members are involved.

So if someone bought the name (or owned it from inception) but never played in the band, he could still legally have his OWN band with that name and not need the disclaimer. Which is where most of the controversy is anyway. And has been for 40 years.

[Wheee The People]

I use to play for “Spinal Tap”.

[lowbridge]

Dear God, I hope Elvis Presley impersonators are exempted.

[weegee]

There’s a lot of people who’ve seen Mike Love’s Beach Boys (him being the only original member) and walk away from the experience saying they don’t like the Beach Boys.

Mike owns the name, by the way and has even litigated Brian Wilson, who wrote the songs, for trying to capitalize on Beach Boys material.

Glen Campbell and other studio musicians were “the band” playing on the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys sang on differnt cuts. Who was “the band”?

And The Electric Prunes were a real band that was signed to a label. Then the producer hired studio musicians to record some albums and have the original Electric Prunes tour out the new material. The artist on the record was not the same as the artist on tour (not an uncommon practice). Who gets to play under the name?

Talent does not enter into the equation. And the above legislation makes reference to the RECORDING artist.

[Liberty Valance]

Does this apply to the Folksmen or should they avoid Florida completely?



Oh a mighty winds a blowin’, it’s kickin’ up the sand,
It’s blowin’ out a message to every woman, child and man
Yes a mighty winds a blowin’, cross the land and cross the sea,
It’s blowin’ peace and freedom, it’s blowin’ equality.
Yes it’s blowin’ peace and freedom, it’s blowin’ you and me…

[LibKill]

I guess I will have to take my "Jimi" act elswhere. :)

[lowbridge]

Does this apply to the Folksmen or should they avoid Florida completely?

Looking at them, I think they should avoid America completely.

[Lurker]

Really funny movie.

Almost as funny as Best In Show.

L

[weegee]

I work with Jimmy Hendrix. I don’t see what the big fuss is.

[LibKill]

ROTFLOL!

[Liberty Valance]

I use to play for “Spinal Tap”.



Accept no substitute.


Hey wait a minute, those guys look like the Folksmen!

[Liberty Valance]

oops. Let's try that again... ;o)



Those guys look like the Folksmen!

[weegee]

I thought they had a skiffle band and later sang songs about flower people and things like “Give Me Some Money” (which is NOW being used in an ad campaign).

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

BTTT