TheViper Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 tat2d1 brought up a good point in this post: http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?s=&sho...dpost&p=1116478The copyright searches aren't turning up anything for new material. I also tried to search for Trademarks, because surely if there was going to be a new album they would have new merchandise and possibly a new logo. You can search for Trademarks on this site: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=sear...tate=gkqhkc.1.1NOTE: The Trademark site will not allow you to COPY/PASTE the search results. If you try copying and pasting the link here, others will get an error when they click on the link.To search type "Guns and Roses" in the 'Search Term' field. Then below that make sure to choosethe search 'Field': of "Owner Name and Address" from the drop down list. The *newest* LIVE trademark was registered back in 1997, Serial Number 75088597 Most of them show that they are DEAD, which I guess means they cancelled them or something else.Anyway, I thought I would throw these out there for you to play with. Try different search terms, etc. see if you can come up with anything else interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilAsh2015 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) Very interesting. Good work. Edited February 20, 2006 by EvilAsh2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 It dosent matter I think anything they record is blanket copyrighted anyway....it is there's afterall...Gunsguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaddisonmoore Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 they didnt copyright the songs on use your illusion till the day they came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesseli Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 maybe this is why axl is taking so long to release the damn album,,, hes having some dificult to copyright the new songs with the gnr name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsguy Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) read on...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringementBootleg recordings are musical recordings that have not been officially released by the artist or their associated management or production companies. They may consist of demos, outtakes or other studio material, or of illicit recordings of live performances. Music enthusiasts may use the term "bootleg" to differentiate these otherwise unavailable recordings from "pirated" copies of commercially released material, but these recordings are still protected by copyright despite their lack of formal release, and their distribution is still against the law.Gunsguy Edited February 20, 2006 by gunsguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheViper Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 they didnt copyright the songs on use your illusion till the day they came outInteresting, I did not know that. As for wikipedia, if it's true then the C & D letters would have merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 here's a little interesting thing that a lawyer friend told me. he says you can't trademark/copyright a song TITLE or album TITLE. the lyrics,music, and contents are protected under the copyright, but not the title itself. think about it, i'm sure we could all name several bands that have songs that have the same title, but completely different content. Example: the black crowe's "remedy" and seether's "remedy." so, back a few years ago when the Offspring were stirring the pot and threatening to call their next album Chinese Democracy they could've gotten away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaddisonmoore Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 here's a little interesting thing that a lawyer friend told me. he says you can't trademark/copyright a song TITLE or album TITLE. the lyrics,music, and contents are protected under the copyright, but not the title itself. think about it, i'm sure we could all name several bands that have songs that have the same title, but completely different content. Example: the black crowe's "remedy" and seether's "remedy." so, back a few years ago when the Offspring were stirring the pot and threatening to call their next album Chinese Democracy they could've gotten away with it.yay the offspring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 "entertainment services; namely, performances by a musical group" registered by Axl, Slash and Duff.I wonder how this influences the current GNR line-up, as for trademarks and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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