Comments on: Comments on 4788

Post number 4788

thc — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:49:01 -0800

Is Metallica really concerned that a perfume will harm their bottom line and so they must sue? My question is why would Guerlain name a perfume after a heavy metal band unless it smelled like stale cigarettes and beer?

By: tomorama

tomorama — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:12:22 -0800

Seems like Metallica is very trigger happy these days with their "sick the lawyers" button. I can understand protecting your name, I suppose, but overall it seems like they're just suing the pants of everybody. I like their music, but I don't know about their character anymore. I also heard that Lars was heading up a protest in San Francisco against dotcoms, because all the startups are "taking up space" that the artists could be using. Feh!

By: tomorama

tomorama — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:29:13 -0800

I can't help but get the feeling that Mr. Ulrich was the kind of kid who would never share the blocks with anyone in kindergarten.

By: solistrato

solistrato — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:55:32 -0800

Topic drift alert: Now that every dot-com and its brother is going down in flames, are the real estate prices coming down in S.F.?

By: Dreama

Dreama — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:46:40 -0800

Have Metallica trademarked their name, like Billy Joel and Chicago have? If so, they've got a claim, like it or not.

By: dagnyscott

dagnyscott — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:32:35 -0800

How do you trademark a name like "Chicago"? I mean, it has a few non-musical connotations, like a little town here on Lake Michigan...

By: attitude

attitude — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:24:10 -0800

Yes, they have trademarked their name. And no, that does not give them a claim to every product that shares their name. They have a trademark relating to a musical group, not a perfume.

By: Dreama

Dreama — Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:09:40 -0800

However -- and I say this without knowledge either way -- if the product is being marketed with a tacit attempt at tying it to the Metallica name then there could be a claim for infringement.