Re: [Harp-L] What's in a name
Is this becoming Cadillac records, recycled ? Harpy Holidays, everybody !!
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From: jdeall@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Hope the other guys get famous and sue you, then you'll be famous too.
>
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> From: "David Fertig"
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:55:27 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: [Harp-L] What's in a name
>
> Colleagues, I seek some practical and legal guidance. We started a band in
> August of 2007, called Jetstream. Not an original name, not my idea, but...
>
> We play rockin' blues at local dives, and we have been pretty succesful in
> getting decent gigs every month or so, (hell, getting paid for any gig in SoCal
> is pretty good!!)
>
> Now it appears a young rock band here in SoCal has the same name. Hard to say
> which predated the other. The kiddie jetstream may have legs, they are getting
> good press and play more gigs than us (they don't appear old enough to need day
> jobs!)
>
> And we both have New Years Eve gigs (they at Canyon Club, us at a mall
> restaurant/pool hall, "The Rack" in Woodland hills. OK, so we're not proud.)
> This has led to some very minor confusion, which of course underlies the legal
> issue of usurpation.
>
> And, jus' cause I'm a lawyer don't mean I know the law here!
>
> Any guidance on the practical AND legal issues?
>
> Thanks!
> -Dave Fertig
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