I'm gonna tell you all a story. (singer, punk, rock)

littleknowitall · 07-30-2007, 06:12 AM

I'm in a band....Well i'm in two but today i'm going to talk about one in particular.

www.myspace.com/gutterstartheband

- Gutter star

And like most unsigned bands, we are evidently not alone, but we've narrowed it down and we only share the name with one other currently up and running band that use the web, also unsigned.

www.myspace.com/gutterstarmusic

Now i'll say they're not very good even though it might just look like i'm trying to stab at them because realistically.....they're not good.

anyway i'll let my singers bulletin on our myspace tell the story.

Quote:

STOP PRESS!

Legal Dispute

For the last 2 weeks or so, we have been continually threatened with legal action by an American 'punk' band who have the same name as us.

Despite many angry messages from them, claiming to ownership of the trademark, we have yet to receive any hard evidence that they do actually own the name Gutter Star, just more and more petty emails.

A very punk rock attitude, I'm sure you'll all agree...

As well as the threat of legal action, they claim to have reported us to Myspace for copyright infringement, demanding our myspace is deleted, and have also added many people from our Friends list to theirs.

Now, us here at Gutter Star (the one based in the UK, that is) are not at all angry or bitter, like our American counterparts. In fact we find the whole thing quite amusing that they'd stoop to these levels.

It is worth mentioning that neither of us are a famous band and neither of us are a signed band.

Is it really worth their attempts to erase us? I think not and am sure you'd agree. It's not as if we've called ourselves Rancid or The Clash.

We're not asking you to delete them from your Friends list. If you like their bouncy New Found Glory style pop-punk, by all means listen to them and leave them positive feedback.

We're not even asking you to leave them angry comments.

We'd just like you to know what is going on and clear up any confusion as to why another band with the same name as us may have added you to their Friends.

Now, until we receive this confirmation that they truly do own the name, we reamain, as ever, Gutter Star.

Remember kids; There's only one thing worse than being bad mouthed by another myspace band and that's not being bad mouthed by another myspace band.

Love, Light, Peace and Sleaze.

x

So that's what we've been up to

Now unlike Phil.....i'm an arsehole, so if anyone does want to leave a nasty little comment back at them then i shall only applaud you.

anyway, don't know why i posted this, thought it might capture some interest, it's music realted none the less, so nene.

any thoughts?

right-track · 07-30-2007, 02:09 PM

I urge the good people of MusicBanter to rise up and post nasty comments.
Something along the lines of not being as good as that more well known Welsh band of the same name, will do for starters.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-30-2007, 02:46 PM

Forum Invasion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: F*ck me , they're awful
No wonder they've been unsigned since 2001

right-track · 07-30-2007, 02:59 PM

How do you leave a message?

Do you have to be a 'friend' first?

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 07-30-2007, 04:14 PM

The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

anticipation · 07-30-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless

The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

Change it to something like this

"(The American) Gutter Star Sucks!"

right-track · 07-30-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless

The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

^ Hardly rock 'n' roll, is it!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-30-2007, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The-Starving-Artless

The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

Makes no difference how long they've had it.

They are a small band in the U.S. , while the other is a small band in the UK it's hardly likely that one is going to get booked for a gig in confusion with the other.

There were bands called The Charlatans & Suede in the U.S. before the 2 English bands took those names , In both cases the UK bands were referred to as Charlatans UK & Suede London in the U.S so as not to confuse them with the American bands. The rest of the world they got to keep the original name.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 07-30-2007, 04:36 PM

You're right, being "rock n' roll" is more important than protecting creative property. As much as I think I may regret calling that trash creative.

right-track · 07-30-2007, 04:44 PM

I'm agreeing with you.

After hearing that crap I wouldn't want to be in a band that shared the same name, for fear of association.

07-30-2007, 02:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Forum Invasion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edit: Fck me , they're awful No wonder they've been unsigned since 2001 __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.*

07-30-2007, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	I urge the good people of MusicBanter to rise up and post nasty comments. Something along the lines of not being as good as that more well known Welsh band of the same name, will do for starters.

07-30-2007, 02:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	How do you leave a message? Do you have to be a 'friend' first?

07-30-2007, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	The American band does suck, but if they had the name long before you did, why don't you acknowledge that and change your name?

07-30-2007, 04:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VAN Posts: 2,530	You're right, being "rock n' roll" is more important than protecting creative property. As much as I think I may regret calling that trash creative.

07-30-2007, 04:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	I'm agreeing with you. After hearing that crap I wouldn't want to be in a band that shared the same name, for fear of association.