Budweiser Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, saying the record label has illegally used their name and music in promotional deals that hurt the band's credibility with fans.In a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday, the rockers said they have "worked hard for over two decades to accumulate a considerable amount of goodwill in the eyes of the public," and that Virgin's use of the band in a "Pepsi Stuff" promotion with Amazon.com and Pepsi Co. threatens their reputation for "artistic integrity."Virgin put out the Smashing Pumpkins' music for more than 17 years, but the only active agreement between the two parties, the lawsuit claimed, is a deal granting Virgin permission to sell digital downloads of the band's songs. The agreement does not give Virgin the right to use the band in promotional campaigns to sell outside products, the lawsuit said.The band members said they would "never grant such authority to Virgin, or any other entity."An after-hours call to Virgin Records was not immediately returned.The lawsuits demands that Virgin pay with the profits that were earned in the promotion, and asks for an injunction against using the Pumpkins' name or music in the future. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080325/D8VKBRSO0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCGNR Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Is it me or does Corgan NEVER seem to be happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The lawsuits demands that Virgin pay with the profits that were earned in the promotionYeah, but they're totally not selling out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The lawsuits demands that Virgin pay with the profits that were earned in the promotionYeah, but they're totally not selling out!Yeah they want the profits from the ad, but not for anyone to know they did the ad. They shouldn't be able to have their cake and eat it too.Corgan's a bit of a whinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pain cake Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 5 Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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