A common legal problem in the music business is the question of who gets to use the band name when members split up. The latest case involves the group Player, which made it big in the 1970s with a number of hits including "Baby Come Back."
Ronn Moss and Peter Beckett were two of the founding members, and according to a new trademark lawsuit, the band members applied jointly to register the Player mark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Once the band dissolved, the trademark was abandoned.
Moss is now suing Beckett, alleging in a ...
Ronn Moss and Peter Beckett were two of the founding members, and according to a new trademark lawsuit, the band members applied jointly to register the Player mark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Once the band dissolved, the trademark was abandoned.
Moss is now suing Beckett, alleging in a ...
- 5/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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