calix's ragequit

the goat will not be pleased

the labels might have been netlabels?

i never understood why being on a label necessarily means you are performing at a certain caliber anyways.

he has some nice tunes but afx?

Thanks Squee! A+

  On 1/18/2012 at 3:47 PM, Squee said:

Oh man, I closed it because he asked me to and I didn't read any of the posts. But now that I've read the posts and I am so reopening that shit for sure!

flol

hey guys, I was wondering, I am making this track and I was going to send it to some huge brand to see if they like the idea.

I am also singing the logo's name in it, which might alarm some bells... Dunno though, should I still send this? The track is amazing and really wiould fit their market strategy

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:25 PM, ex-voto said:

hey guys, I was wondering, I am making this track and I was going to send it to some huge brand to see if they like the idea.

 

I am also singing the logo's name in it, which might alarm some bells... Dunno though, should I still send this? The track is amazing and really wiould fit their market strategy

Are you singing about me? I'm going to sue your shit!

*waaahhaaatmmm, oooo waahhaaatmmm*

Seriously, though, what's the answer? Is that legal?

donny?

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:40 PM, encey said:

Seriously, though, what's the answer? Is that legal?

144000 results returned for adidas

they seem to enjoy the publicity

  On 1/18/2012 at 3:41 PM, keltoi said:

  On 1/18/2012 at 2:39 PM, Dan C said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMRpLwQKpuA

 

quite good

But where's the drop?

  On 1/18/2012 at 3:41 PM, Cryptowen said:

I didn't think his tracks were terrible or anything, but I'M INSANE & CHANNELLING THE SONG OF SATAN is not the angle you want to play when you're just setting up to lay down some wobbly nostalgia techno.

i don't think it's the angle you want to take to get picked up by a world conglomerate main stream sports apparel company either

he's already turned down Le Coq Sportif and Donnay though.

  On 1/18/2012 at 5:48 PM, BCM said:

he's already turned down Le Coq Sportif and Donnay though.

Patrick sent an A&R man to his latest gig in JJB

gola badminton wanted him to do a signature model

what a shuttlecock

From what I gather, it's legal to use a trademarked brand name as long as the song title or lyrics do not generate any "confusion" as to whether the song represents the company itself that owns the trademark to the name.

However, there is also this:

  Quote

Proving dilution of a mark:

Under the Dilution Act, famous marks are protected against the dilution of the distinctive nature of the mark. There is no need to prove a likelihood of confusion, nor is there any need to show competition between the goods of the plaintiff and the defendant. Therefore, it is possible to use a dilution cause of action against users of the same mark even when the defendant's goods and services bears no relation to the goods or services of the famous mark.

Dilution causes of action are normally brought when the defendant's use of the mark causes either

• "Blurring", by which the connection in consumers' minds between the plaintiff's mark and the plaintiff's goods or services is weakened; or
  
• "Tarnishment", which means that the defendant's use is unsavory or unwholesome, or the mark is used in connection with inferior products.
  

However, the Act makes clear that certain actions will not be subject to the provisions of the Act. Specifically, the Act states that fair use (such as comparative advertising), noncommercial use (such as noncommercial web pages), and all forms of news reporting and news commentary (which would apparently include reporting and commentary appearing on the Internet) would not constitute dilution under the Act.

A couple of interesting links about this:

http://audioforum83468.yuku.com/topic/702 (about Aqua's "Barbie Girl")

http://songswithabrand.name/

http://brandsandfilms.com/2011/05/interview-piotr-slusarski-and-gladys-santiago-of-songs-with-a-brand-name/

  On 1/18/2012 at 2:39 PM, Dan C said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMRpLwQKpuA

why would two labels approach the musician to release this wispy, frilly click clack bullshit? (wispy as in light and airy, not as in Wisp-y)

because lucifer

  On 1/18/2012 at 6:42 PM, KY said:

  On 1/18/2012 at 2:39 PM, Dan C said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMRpLwQKpuA

why would two labels approach the musician to release this wispy, frilly click clack bullshit? (wispy as in light and airy, not as in Wisp-y)

81 Views. Pretty sure he had to turn down 3 more labels since this vid was uploaded.

Sup

  On 1/18/2012 at 6:27 PM, encey said:

From what I gather, it's legal to use a trademarked brand name as long as the song title or lyrics do not generate any "confusion" as to whether the song represents the company itself that owns the trademark to the name.

 

However, there is also this:

 

  Quote

Proving dilution of a mark:

Under the Dilution Act, famous marks are protected against the dilution of the distinctive nature of the mark. There is no need to prove a likelihood of confusion, nor is there any need to show competition between the goods of the plaintiff and the defendant. Therefore, it is possible to use a dilution cause of action against users of the same mark even when the defendant's goods and services bears no relation to the goods or services of the famous mark.

Dilution causes of action are normally brought when the defendant's use of the mark causes either

• "Blurring", by which the connection in consumers' minds between the plaintiff's mark and the plaintiff's goods or services is weakened; or
  
• "Tarnishment", which means that the defendant's use is unsavory or unwholesome, or the mark is used in connection with inferior products.
  

However, the Act makes clear that certain actions will not be subject to the provisions of the Act. Specifically, the Act states that fair use (such as comparative advertising), noncommercial use (such as noncommercial web pages), and all forms of news reporting and news commentary (which would apparently include reporting and commentary appearing on the Internet) would not constitute dilution under the Act.

 

 

A couple of interesting links about this:

 

http://audioforum834...u.com/topic/702 (about Aqua's "Barbie Girl")

 

http://songswithabrand.name/

 

http://brandsandfilm...h-a-brand-name/

Wasn't this why Panasonic (as in Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen) changed their name to Pan Sonic ?

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:25 PM, ex-voto said:

hey guys, I was wondering, I am making this track and I was going to send it to some huge brand to see if they like the idea.

 

I am also singing the logo's name in it, which might alarm some bells... Dunno though, should I still send this? The track is amazing and really wiould fit their market strategy

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:38 PM, ex-voto said:

*waaahhaaatmmm, oooo waahhaaatmmm*

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:40 PM, encey said:

Seriously, though, what's the answer? Is that legal?

encey, watch the ride, prikface ex-voto is a jurist

  On 1/18/2012 at 7:32 PM, iep said:

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:25 PM, ex-voto said:

hey guys, I was wondering, I am making this track and I was going to send it to some huge brand to see if they like the idea.

 

I am also singing the logo's name in it, which might alarm some bells... Dunno though, should I still send this? The track is amazing and really wiould fit their market strategy

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:38 PM, ex-voto said:

*waaahhaaatmmm, oooo waahhaaatmmm*

  On 1/18/2012 at 4:40 PM, encey said:

Seriously, though, what's the answer? Is that legal?

 

encey, watch the ride, prikface ex-voto is a jurist

What does 'watch the ride, prikface' mean?

  On 1/18/2012 at 6:42 PM, KY said:

(wispy as in light and airy, not as in Wisp-y)

I was gonna say!

  On 1/18/2012 at 6:11 PM, jhonny said:

  On 1/18/2012 at 5:48 PM, BCM said:

he's already turned down Le Coq Sportif and Donnay though.

 

Patrick sent an A&R man to his latest gig in JJB

i hear Le Shark are also interested.