Idle Hands - Forced To Change Band Name
Not some 'everyday news' is coming from the gothic metal outfit Idle Hands. Due to US trademark law, they are no longer able to perform or record music under the current band name, and they are consequently forced to change it.
The band states: "Due to US trademark law, we are no longer able to perform or record music under the name Idle Hands. We have done everything in our power to retain the name but we can not. While regrettable, these things happen. Subsequently, we are liquidating almost all Idle Hands merchandise at extremely reduced prices until sold out at this location."
The band states: "Due to US trademark law, we are no longer able to perform or record music under the name Idle Hands. We have done everything in our power to retain the name but we can not. While regrettable, these things happen. Subsequently, we are liquidating almost all Idle Hands merchandise at extremely reduced prices until sold out at this location."
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| nikarg Staff Posts: 7047  |
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| tominator At best deranged Contributor Posts: 1061  |
Written by nikarg on 29.09.2020 at 23:59 A shame because Mana is a tremendously good album.
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| OpethFlames Posts: 123  |
Written by nikarg on 29.09.2020 at 23:59 So $18.50 shipped for an import, not horrible if you think of it that way. But yea, seems they may be recouping some lost money on shipping. Worth it in my opinion, Mana is an awesome change of pace record.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
That's what you get for copying Zapp you fuckin' goths.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| gopherhawk2@gmail.co Posts: 257  |
Thankful to live in the US for a change with the $5 domestic shipping.
---- Follow your heart, not trends.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 8629  |
Written by nikarg on 29.09.2020 at 23:59 Then buy 10 copies.
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61010  |
Written by RaduP on 30.09.2020 at 09:01 and cell those in the streets 
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''  apos;'[image] I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Ball Fondlers Posts: 511  |
So what trademark have they copied? Is it another band? I thought a band could call themselves whatever they want if it's not taken. Sometimes there are double ups like Shining (NOR/SWE), does that mean it wasn't trademarked first? So many questions!
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61010 |
Written by Ball Fondlers on 30.09.2020 at 10:09 I think in USA is more stricter as in Scandinavia or Europe in general , but I would like to know what they did wrong.
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' apos;'[image] I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| tominator At best deranged Contributor Posts: 1061 |
Written by Bad English on 30.09.2020 at 10:24 Could be the case. Strange though that it would be such an issue in the USA while most other countries don't seem to care. I mean apart from Shining like Ball Fondlers mentioned there are numerous others (and some of them even in the USA) - Dark Forest UK/CAN - Sorcerer SWE/ARG - Anthrax USA/UK - Blaze UK/USA - Cathedral UK/USA So I would find it strange if that's suddenly an issue for the USA.
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| RaduP CertifiedHipster Staff Posts: 8629 |
I don't think whoever is suing them is necessarily another band.
---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all?
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| JoHn Doe Posts: 4886  |
Written by tominator on 30.09.2020 at 18:11 there are a few bands that have the same name. There was band named Skid Row in the early 70s, a young Gary Moore was their guitarist. I always giggle when I see here on MS a band called Colosseum. No trouble with this name? because there was a quite famous prog band called Colosseum. I guess not, or people have better things to do, I dunno... There was a band in the UK late 60s early 70s named Nirvana.  I bet there are a few bands called Quo Vadis. I know a blues-rock band with this name. The whole story with Idle Hands having to change their name is weird. So some Americans got upset a metal band from Greece is using this name. How and why? 
---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by RaduP on 30.09.2020 at 18:14 Exactly. The trademarking could be from a company or business entity of some sort.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Starvynth i c deaf people Staff Posts: 2999  |
Written by RaduP on 30.09.2020 at 18:14 Apparently, the US trademark holder is this band: Idle Hands.  (filed 2012, registered in 2014) "Paul Van Duine" happens to be their guitarist.
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| nikarg Staff Posts: 7047 |
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689  |
They could change their name to something like "Luca Turilli's Idle Hands" or "Idle Hands BC" 😁
---- "Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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| MarlKarx Posts: 63  |
There's a brewery in Massachusetts in the USA named Idle Hands but they're pretty small. Doubt it was them, or maybe they're next!
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 61010 |
They could chose better name, more powerful, it dont work and sounds so well
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die'' apos;'[image] I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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