Battles in the north: музыканты IMMORTAL судятся за право на название группы

so true!

Ниже гуглоперевод статьи из dagbladet с норвежского на английский. На pirate bay тоже, кстати, наехали пару дней назад (во второй раз в истории, между прочим). Копирастические интриги какие-то.

known as Abbath; singer, frontman and songwriter in Immortal, one of the Norwegian black metal bands who enjoys enormous respect worldwide, has toured the world and filled huge festival stadiums on the continent.

The second is known as Demonaz, founder of the band, guitarist, occasionally manager and songwriter behind their conceptual fantasy world, although he after an injury to his hand no longer plays live.

Now is Olve Eikemo (41) and Harald N?vdal (44) conflicted about rights to the band’s logo, which has graced album covers, t-shirts, posters and other material at least since 1999, when Immortal released their fifth album, «At the Heart of Winter. »

protesting
An application to the Patent Office shows that Abbath, through his sole proprietorship eikemo Compositions, seeking to brand register Immortal logo. Via a lawyer has Demonaz and band third current member, drummer Reidar «Horgh» Horghagen, objected formally on record attempt.

Attorney notes that mark, contrary to what specified by Abbath are in use and well incorporated, and protest with reference to trademark law section 21.

It states that «one who proves to have the right to a trademark in an application filed by another, may require that the Patent Office transmits the application. Competent shall then pay a new application fee. Is there doubt right relationship, the Patent Office encourage competent requiring application transferred to them to bring proceedings before the deadline Property Office. »

commenting is not
Prosecutions requires primarily that the trademark Immortal transmitted to all three band members, alternatively, that the application is refused. Abbath has until Friday to give their opinion about the protest before the Patent Office treats it — a treatment that will probably be finished in January or February.

The musicians are little eager to comment publicly.

— No comment, says Demonaz.

— No comment at the present time, says Abbath.

Great values
Immortal, who released seven albums between 1992 and 2002 and made a very successful live comeback in 2007, followed by the new album «All Shall Fall» in 2009, is not the only black metal band who have argued about the rights to the band name .

They are not even the only black metal band from Bergen who have argued about the rights to the band name: Five years ago lost Kristian «Gaahl» Espedal and Tom Cato «King ov Hell» Vigsnes right to act as Gorgoroth after being sued of ex-guitarist and founder Roger «Infernus» Tiegs.

Also teens The BlackSheeps had to be met in the courtroom to find out who could still use the band name after the group split in 2011.

According Deputy Bernt Boldvik in the Design and Trademark Department in the Patent Office may be large values related to so-called intellectual property rights as a band name and logo, and therefore, it may be important to get secured against others can take it into use.

— By trademark protect a band name gets exclusive rights to use both it and forvekslbare name. The value is in a band name and logo are often in poor compliance with written agreements governing their use, and it constitutes a potential for conflict, says Boldvik.

— We have already seen that there is low awareness of this in the music industry. Generally, the band think of entering into such agreements — no matter how they otherwise wish to organize. They should think through what happens if someone stops or disagreement arises, said Boldvik.

Мало информации. Захотел. Не дали. Адвокаты. Зачем?

Ну вашу ж мать, и эти туда же!

Ад Ноктум, епта, ты ж блять разведчик нах. Копирасты гадят, судя по всему.
Подначили Аббата, кароч, мол, оформи шнягу, а там выясняется, что нужно одному заплатить, другому — так на два процента и живут. Не?

P.S. Репаблик — говно!

коллективное творчество оно такое…сначала вроде как бы все дружно-весело..а как бабло пилить,пирог кромсать..тут и начинаются терки-разборки-кому вершки,а кому корешки..

Больше, чем Демоназ? С хуя ли?

В принципе, чего-то похожего я и ждал. Так лучше, чем якобы Immortal, в составе которого только Аббат и приглашенные гости.