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by Pigeon » Sat Jun 13, 2020 12:15 pm
Blues artist Lady A blasts Lady Antebellum for stealing her name: 'For them to not even reach out is pure privilege'
On Thursday, Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of the Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum released a statement announcing that, “after much personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closest Black friends and colleagues,” they were dropping “Antebellum” from their band name due to “associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before the Civil War, which includes slavery.” Instead, the group would now be known by its more benign nickname, Lady A.
While this gesture may have been well intentioned, unfortunately, it turns out that the band’s new moniker is also problematic. The stage name “Lady A” already belongs to a 61-year-old black woman who has released several albums over the past two decades. The Seattle blues singer’s most recent release is Doin' Fine, from 2018, and she has a new record, Lady A: Live in New Orleans, set to come out on July 18.
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by Royal » Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:01 pm
Are these the witches you are trying to burn next?
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by Pigeon » Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:29 am
Who is burning witches? I guess some people see standing with others as witch burning.
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by Royal » Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:38 pm
In a industry of strict copyright laws, I think original Lady A has a strong case in court.
Not so much in Chaz court.
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by Pigeon » Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:45 am
Probably more a trademark issue. If one of these took the time to register.
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by Pigeon » Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:52 am
Did a search
Word Mark LADY A
Goods and Services IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Retail souvenir and music store services
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 88955713
Filing Date June 9, 2020
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Lady A Entertainment LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TENNESSEE 2300 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 103 Nashville TENNESSEE 37203
Attorney of Record Joel R. Feldman
Prior Registrations 4004006;4030752;4292685
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Looks as though it might be Lady Antebellum registering it recently. Looks like sale of their music. Not sure how band names work.
Lady A Entertainment
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by Royal » Mon Jun 15, 2020 4:10 am
I think only fulfills 1 requirement of the argument.
First to file will need to be accompanied next to actual "use" if I remember correctly.
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by Pigeon » Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:04 am
Yes, it might not be granted. I would think more likely not but would not care to bet on it.
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by Pigeon » Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:48 pm
And there it is
Country group Lady A, who changed their name from Lady Antebellum because of its connection to slavery, is suing blues singer Anita White, who says she has been known as Lady A for years.
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by Royal » Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:58 am
Pigeon wrote:And there it is
Country group Lady A, who changed their name from Lady Antebellum because of its connection to slavery, is suing blues singer Anita White, who says she has been known as Lady A for years.
Yeesh, that's dirty. Stand up for Miss Anita White.