METALLICA Threaten With Legal Action, Again (#1414)

Brother of Metal · **Posted:** Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:27 pm

Stupid metallica and their threats.

Stefan · **Posted:** Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:29 pm

lizardtail wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

lizardtail wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

markuslarsson wrote:

You are so wrong, if you looked at the site or read the news you would have noticed that the company name IS "Förvaltnings AB Metallica".
With an "A". So that argument is crap.

Well, I read Metall in the news bit. that's what I recalled when I wrote that. It doesn't matter either way, Metallica are LEGALLY within their rights, so any argument otherwise is crap. If this were Gamma Ray none of you would be arguing this. The fact is that Metallica is a registered trademark. There are no more angles. Kenwood is a registered trademark, I can't start a website on kenwood.st to promote my company even though my name is actually Ken Wood. Those are the rules.

Quote:

This is the same as the lawsuit against Napster, maybe Metallica should concentrate on the music instead!

Again, well within their rights and they were not the only band against it, but it's just so easy to hate on Metallica, huh? :roll:

look, idiot, we're not saying this isn't legal. we're saying it's fucking selfish. hello?

Excuse me? Is "idiot" appropriate? Don't be an asshole. Am I arguing whether it's legal or not? I'm saying it's fucking legal, well within their rights, what's the fucking point of arguing about it? That's what I'm saying. If you actually read what I said it would be fairly obvious.

All this hatred towards Metallica is retarded.

if a band gets to the point where it becomes an empire of lawyers then it deserves all the scorn we can muster. this simply isn't what music's about, and this Sue! Sue! Sue! bullshit is what's retarded.

FUCK METALLICA. :wink:

+1

they're attitude has been retarded for a while, their music is now too... so Fuck Metallica and Double Fuck Lars for being the whorest metal musician ever :evil:

Eternal Idol · **Posted:** Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:42 pm

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

No jokes are needed for that.

derncare · **Joined:** Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:40 am **Posts:** 731

Is it me or does the picture look like more like Sugar Ray than any kind of actual metal band? :lol:

Anonymous · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:17 am

I hate this band.

North From Here · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:24 am

If I made millions and continued to make millions even though I started releasing shit I think I'd be content enough with my fortune to let this shit slide.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

I hate Metallica. Oh so much.

Azrael · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:59 am

Metallica have the legal right just because they're a bigger brand than the union?

and the swedish union has a sao tome and principe domain?

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"It doesn't seem like the domain has been hijacked in an attempt to harm anyone or to profit financially [from METALLICA's name], but we will bring this up at the next meeting," he said.

then why SUE?

Eyesore · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:03 am

Azrael wrote:

then why SUE?

She's hotter?

Azrael · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:10 am

not funny :|

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Victoria's Secret was sued in 1999 for selling a lip liner bearing the name Metallica.
Guerlain was sued in 2000, in a similar case, for selling a perfume line named 'Metallica.' [7]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica#Name_usage

Sifl · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:14 am

This is the stupidest fucking thing I've heard in a long time.

Stefan · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:08 am

Azrael wrote:

Quote:

Victoria's Secret was sued in 1999 for selling a lip liner bearing the name Metallica.
Guerlain was sued in 2000, in a similar case, for selling a perfume line named 'Metallica.' [7]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica#Name_usage

ok, but this one actually made sense since it was 2 commercial enterprises fighting each other... it's a whole different matter with what we were busy talking... :wink:

NP
Air & Alessandro Barrico "City Reading"

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:08 am

Well, with a name like 'metallica' you can be sure other people are gonna be using it. And Metallica should just shut the fuck about it. Fucking unoriginal name....

markuslarsson · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:23 am

Eyesore wrote:

markuslarsson wrote:

You are so wrong, if you looked at the site or read the news you would have noticed that the company name IS "Förvaltnings AB Metallica".
With an "A". So that argument is crap.

Well, I read Metall in the news bit. that's what I recalled when I wrote that. It doesn't matter either way, Metallica are LEGALLY within their rights, so any argument otherwise is crap. If this were Gamma Ray none of you would be arguing this. The fact is that Metallica is a registered trademark. There are no more angles. Kenwood is a registered trademark, I can't start a website on kenwood.st to promote my company even though my name is actually Ken Wood. Those are the rules.

Quote:

This is the same as the lawsuit against Napster, maybe Metallica should concentrate on the music instead!

Again, well within their rights and they were not the only band against it, but it's just so easy to hate on Metallica, huh? :roll:

As said before we're not complaining about if they have the legal right or not, maybe you have heard of a morale standpoint?
Since a steelworkers union can't have any reason whatsoever to use Metallica to profit from their name then what's the point of arguing for their legal right.

I also realize that it is the lawyers of Metallica who propably have decided on this but (Azrael mentioned this earlier) like the article said "It doesn't seem like the domain has been hijacked in an attempt to harm anyone or to profit financially [from METALLICA's name] ...".

Maybe Metallica should hire new lawyers because they're not defending the trademark, only dragging the name through the dirt.

Radagast · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:08 am

Eyesore wrote:

Sorry. Metallica are well within their rights. They've done some dumb things, but any of you would do this. My name is Ken Wood, do you think I could get away with using kenwood.st or something without being sued? No way.

http://www.craigwhiteillustration.com/

Oooooh, watch me care.

Fuck Metallica. In the ear.

Azrael · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:04 pm

the point is, Stefan, that anyone who sues Victoria's Secret over anything is totally teh gay.

Stefan · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:26 pm

Azrael wrote:

the point is, Stefan, that anyone who sues Victoria's Secret over anything is totally teh gay.

the thing is that anyone who uses the phrase "teh gay" is totally stupid

NP
Venom "Welcome to Hell" (whoever hates this band is teh gay :wink:

)

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:13 pm

I heard Lars is going to sue Trojan condoms for Metallica extra small sandpaper condom

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:14 pm

MetalStorm wrote:

I heard Lars is going to sue Trojan condoms for Metallica extra small sandpaper condom

the scary thing about that is that it sounds real...

Eyesore · **Posted:** Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:23 pm

Hating on Metallica. You guys are so trendy and you don't even know it.

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