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Ringo

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since 2003-02-20

Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes

0 posted 2003-10-01 02:00 PM

I was just doing the channel flip and came across the Commonwealth of Pa' s version of C-span. They are holding hearings on a law that would prevent people who were not in the original groups to front themselves as such when performing in public. One example they gave was a producer got together a group of women in their 40's, added an "L" to the name Marvelettes and began touring as the originals (the Marvelettes became the Marvellettes). And then filed an injunction against the original member of the group that was touring as the "Marvelettes" saying that her traveling under her group's name caused a moral blow to hte fake group.
Another example was a promoter that put together a group, called it the Coasters, and when the case went to court, and an injunction was presented to them, changed the name to The Drifters and continued to perform.
Since the RIAA thread was still kinda active, I figured I'd find out what everyone's thoughts were about this side of the story.

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Paula Finn
Member Ascendant

since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

1 posted 2003-10-03 11:05 AM

Thats just fraud...unless they are being billed as a tribute band...some of which are pretty good bands in their own right...

Miah
Senior Member

since 2002-08-26

Posts 1062
Pennsylvania

2 posted 2003-10-04 12:16 PM

HA! I guess that is one way to get your music out there lol. I agree its fraud and very wrong. Your music should stand on your own merit not someone elses.

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