tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056475.post114714823831343502..comments2011-12-21T00:29:58.533-05:00Comments on nerdlaw.org: adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910344960778066500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056475.post-1147655282079934682006-05-14T21:08:00.000-04:002006-05-14T21:08:00.000-04:00The text of the Truth in Music Advertising Act can...The text of the Truth in Music Advertising Act can be found at: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ba/2006HB-05801-R000224-BA.htm<BR/><BR/>Most relevant to your query is the following...<BR/><BR/>"The prohibition does not apply when:<BR/><BR/>1. the performing group owns the federal service mark registered with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office,"<BR/><BR/>And to respond to Dan T., the definitions in the act leave something to be desired, but it seems that if you've ever recorded under the name of the band and not "abandoned" the group name, you're allowed to use the name as a performing group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056475.post-1147621381777550842006-05-14T11:43:00.000-04:002006-05-14T11:43:00.000-04:00How, exactly, does the law define the "original pe...How, exactly, does the law define the "original personnel" of a band? The band's members may change many times over the course of the band's history. Pete Best was once the drummer for the Beatles, after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com