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Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:06 pm

is it possible to use as an artist/music project name for example

1) star trek

or do i have to change it somehow like

2) star-trek

im confused

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:07 pm

It's a bit ghey.
Give it a twist.

Start Rek.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:14 pm

If it's a unregistered (TM) or registered trade mark (R), you cannot use this name legally (without license)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions

If you call it "Star Track", probably there won't be any problem. At least as long as this company doesn't sue you:

http://www.startrack.com.au

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:28 pm

Tricky-Loops wrote:If it's a unregistered (TM) or registered trade mark (R), you cannot use this name legally (without license)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions

If you call it "Star Track", probably there won't be any problem. At least as long as this company doesn't sue you:

http://www.startrack.com.au

how can i find out if it's TM or R?

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:34 pm

Caine123 wrote:
Tricky-Loops wrote:If it's a unregistered (TM) or registered trade mark (R), you cannot use this name legally (without license)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_fan_productions

If you call it "Star Track", probably there won't be any problem. At least as long as this company doesn't sue you:

http://www.startrack.com.au
how can i find out if it's TM or R?

For trademarks in the United States you could search here:

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=t ... ug0aun.1.1

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:35 pm

Paramount would like to speak with you.
Why don't you try calling it Star Wars instead?

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:37 pm

I'm changing my name to Blockbusters. At the end of every one of my tracks, I'll have a sample of Bob Holness saying "That's Blockbusters!". Only in my Blockbusters timeline he'll be called Bob Wholeness and will be God Incarnate and able to shoot lightning from his eyes.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:39 pm

Would be interesting to see what happens if I'd found a death metal band with the name "Airbus" and publish a song with the title "Crashing planes"...

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:40 pm

it was just an example dudes

i could have written KNIGHT RIDER, DAWN OF THE DEAD etc. as i thought movie names are seperate from music names...

xNiMiNx · Post by **xNiMiNx** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:42 pm

Caine123 wrote:i could have written KNIGHT RIDER, DAWN OF THE DEAD etc. as i thought movie names are seperate from music names...

But seriously, it doesnt matter that ones a movie and the other is music. The band Green Jelly were originally Green Jello (slightly different than Jell-o), and were forced to change it, thats food to music, even further than movie to music.

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:46 pm

There was a punk band in Sweden called John Lennon. Apparently that didn't go down too well so they renamed themselves John Lenin instead. Someone who bought tickets complained that it wasn't the real John Lennon. Problem was the concert was in -84.

Caine123 · Post by **Caine123** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:31 pm

ok got ya mates! i though a "-" would maybe be enough like star-trek instead of star trek. again just an example!!!

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:32 pm

bloop eater.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:35 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote:It's a bit ghey.
Give it a twist.

Start Rek.

Start Wrecked

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:39 pm

aMUSEd wrote:
Mushy Mushy wrote:It's a bit ghey.
Give it a twist.

Start Rek.
Start Wrecked

indeed.

taking a name from a tv show/movie?