there are probably a crapload of bands out there that have the same name as books. there a bajillion books, and a bajillion bands, its bound to happen. but ive never heard of it being a problem.
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I was curious if anyone ever got a sure answer about this? Last month, I had self-published a short story (a romance) and I've made less than $5 off of it. Anyhow I got an email today from some band I've never heard of telling me that they have the trademark for the name of my book and saying I have to reference their social media anytime I advertise this short story. Since it is a short story and I've made less than $5 off of it, I've decided to pull it off the only place I had it listed for sale. The story wasn't anything about a band, but I wonder about this myself.
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I heard this story second hand and I've never done research on it but it goes like this: A band named themselves The Microsoft Somethingsomethings. The software company sued them and lost on the basis that they were two different industries.
Again, not sure if it's true. I know bands can get anal about their names. The vast majority of them only last an average of three years anyway.
Again, not sure if it's true. I know bands can get anal about their names. The vast majority of them only last an average of three years anyway.
Hi Blink,
I think you are pretty right on with this. I found this at the Passive Voice, and he's basically saying what you're saying. I'm including the link below, just in case someone else experiences a similar issue.
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/05/2012/an-author-receives-a-cease-and-desist-letter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePassiveVoice+%28The+Passive+Voice%29
I think you are pretty right on with this. I found this at the Passive Voice, and he's basically saying what you're saying. I'm including the link below, just in case someone else experiences a similar issue.
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/05/2012/an-author-receives-a-cease-and-desist-letter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePassiveVoice+%28The+Passive+Voice%29
That was a really good article. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna highlight two paragraphs that should be dumped in this thread, so people who don't feel the need to go the link can still get something out of it:
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