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This guy and his band is actually calling their new album Chinese Democracy! Can they do that? What happened with The Offspring when they tried something like this? I know they got a letter from GN'R's lawyers, but was that all? http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=48953 |
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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2008, 08:35:16 AM » |
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Don't think they can do that, The Offspring had a similar idea i seem to remember. More trouble than it's worth for them tbh.
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2008, 08:38:35 AM » |
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Kory Clarke is the singer of Warrior Soul. You should do yourself a favor and check them out, they were one of the better bands to come out of the 80's. They were pretty awesome as a matter of fact.
Oh and anyone who gets bent about this needs to find their sense of humor.
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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 08:41:57 AM » |
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They used to be on Geffen back in the late eighties as well.
I see the humor, tho i don't find it very funny. Quite unoriginal as a matter of fact.
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2008, 08:51:00 AM » |
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It's cheap publicity to be sure, but I'm waiting for the inevitable meltdowns over this from our more overzealous fanatics.
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2008, 08:51:28 AM » |
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I think everybody should've have learned thru past experiences that you don't mess with GN'R and its legal team... you're gonna lose. Axl (or his team) hasn't stepped into a courtroom where they don't get what they want.
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2008, 09:04:42 AM » |
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i'm pretty sure he can name his album chinese democracy
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« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2008, 09:04:49 AM » |
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Axl (or his team) hasn't stepped into a courtroom where they don't get what they want.
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« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2008, 09:05:25 AM » |
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Not the first time I've heard his name mentioned, I'm pretty sure he's performed on a GN'R tribute album.
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« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2008, 09:10:26 AM » |
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 Kitty & The Kowalskis Chinese Democracy ? 2006 Kitty & The Kowalskis (620673276023) not the first, and certainly not the last ( fingers crossed axl) |
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« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2008, 09:14:00 AM » |
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So an album title is not protected like a band name?
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« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2008, 10:48:25 AM » |
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Why should you be able to copyright a album name that's just silly...and why would anyone want to??
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« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2008, 11:28:27 AM » |
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So an album title is not protected like a band name?
Exactly, ditto for song titles too. |
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« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2008, 04:54:19 PM » |
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i think it would depend on why they are naming it the same, if it can be proven just to destroy axl then he can sue  but its not an easy thing to prove. in the case of the offspring i can vaguely remember them saying they did it just because gnr didn't which is why they lost. |
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« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2008, 05:04:37 PM » |
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Warrior Sould had some great albums in the day..Also check out Kory on DIRTY RIGS 2nd album..Not as political as WS, which is a good thing.
Back in the summer of 1993 or 1994 WS performed at a County Fair..Afterwards I was BSing w/ Kory and I asked him about GN'R/Axl. He claimed to have met Axl at a party and said he was crazy..
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« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2008, 10:15:37 PM » |
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Who ever comes out with it first should be able to call their cd Chinese Democracy. Is GN'R going to keep holding on to this title for another 15yrs? Who cares?
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« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2008, 10:30:23 PM » |
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Is GN'R going to keep holding on to this title for another 15yrs? Who cares? Like you don't care. You care enough to login onto a fan site to point out that you don't care. /jarmo |
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« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2008, 10:36:38 PM » |
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Kory Clarke is the singer of Warrior Soul. You should do yourself a favor and check them out, they were one of the better bands to come out of the 80's. They were pretty awesome as a matter of fact.
Oh and anyone who gets bent about this needs to find their sense of humor.
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« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2008, 10:42:40 PM » |
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Is GN'R going to keep holding on to this title for another 15yrs? Who cares? Like you don't care. You care enough to login onto a fan site to point out that you don't care. /jarmo You're right. Of course I care but I don't think they can just hang on to the title for ever. Am excited for the new single but still waiting for the big dog. Waiting and waiting and waiting ........... and waiting. |
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« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2008, 11:19:32 PM » |
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I don't think its so much that they're 'hanging onto the title' - it's pretty clear by now they have a album of material pending release which they have already given the title "Chinese Democracy". Copyrighting that particular title is a different story altogether. Even so, if people are going to go off ripping album titles blatantly for attention, then why use "Chinese Democracy"? Why not call your album "Appetite for Destruction"? What difference does it make? Either way, said artist is just looking for attention since they obviously don't think their music is good enough to sell itself.
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