UK tribute band getting a cease and desist

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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,467
    I find myself surprised by the sizes of arenas Pearl Jam are able to play - compared to their contemporaries... so obviously the average joe will be.
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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I find myself surprised by the sizes of arenas Pearl Jam are able to play - compared to their contemporaries... so obviously the average joe will be.
    Curious who you would consider their contemporaries that are still touring. 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,281
    To Eddie, Jeff, Stone, Mike, Matt, Boom; to Pearl Jam, you have broken our hearts.

    You have known of our tribute band for years yet have waited until a global pandemic to have threatening legal letters sent. This isn’t the Pearl Jam we know and love, the Pearl Jam that stands up for social issues and against corporate giants. Yet your lawyers tell us it is indeed you, the band, that are behind this.

    We know how Matt Cameron felt about his heroes, Kiss, when they took umbrage to his own tribute band ‘kiss’ (lower case). No one has ever confused us or our merchandise with you or your merchandise, and so to say that is “likely” is clearly nonsense. We have not caused you or your brand any damage whatsoever, in fact we have done quite the opposite.

    Such was the pressure exerted by the aggressive wording of the legal letters we received, we have questioned whether we even want to continue. We know of at least one other tribute band that decided to call it a day over this. It may have been easier, cheaper and more effective for one of you to reach out to us personally. We would have done that for you. But not like this.

    Your actions are out of character and unreasonable yet our love for the music endures. We sincerely hope that, despite confirmation to the contrary, you are blissfully unaware of actions being taken in your name. We invite you to respond either publicly or privately and rescind the legal threats that have been made.

    We would like to thank our own fans who have shown us overwhelming support since this story broke and who have voiced equal disappointment in the actions of Pearl Jam

    With love,
    Santi, Richard, Matt, Tim & Andy (‘Pearl Jamm’)




  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,619
    As I said on FB. Overly dramatic. Just change the name and move on.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    drakeheuer14 said:
    As I said on FB. Overly dramatic. Just change the name and move on.
    totally. 
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  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,406
    edited January 2021
    Perhaps this stems from someone who bought a ticket to see Pearl Jamm and didn't realize that this was not the official band.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,255
    drakeheuer14 said:
    As I said on FB. Overly dramatic. Just change the name and move on.
    I agree.  I understand themm being pissed.  But just accept it and move on with a name change.  
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,113
    drakeheuer14 said:
    As I said on FB. Overly dramatic. Just change the name and move on.
    Agree.  So simple.   
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,891
    Its just ridiculous.  They have been playing since 2016. Why now.


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,891
    I personally  know these guys and I'm sure they will do just that. Change name and move on for the love of pearl jam which is what this was all about from day one.  You can't just un love music but its all very messy and not needed all round


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    lastexitlondon said:
    Its just ridiculous.  They have been playing since 2016. Why now.
    maybe the band received complaints? who knows. 
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,891
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Its just ridiculous.  They have been playing since 2016. Why now.
    maybe the band received complaints? who knows. 
    But what can the band be concerned  about?


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,891
    I heard on their twitter page there is a video of the BBC interview 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    lastexitlondon said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Its just ridiculous.  They have been playing since 2016. Why now.
    maybe the band received complaints? who knows. 
    But what can the band be concerned  about?
    their fans getting duped. not saying that's the intent of the tribute. but clearly some fans will get duped. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    I've gotta side with Pearl Jam on this one.
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  • Peasant Tents
    Peasant Tents UK Posts: 863
    rock4ever said:
    Peasant Tents said:
    I get your point @beano.79  it does appear at first glance harsh but......
    I had a friend - not a big PJ fan - who emailed me a couple of years ago in excitement that he had bought a couple of tickets for Pearl Jam in Birmingham for their upcoming tour.  The Academy I think it was. 
    From Bandsintown the email came.  He had a fight on his hands for getting a refund which is fair enough. he should have looked more carefully.    Or should he?  Should the band name not really be almost IDENTICAL???
    No malice intended to the guys in the cover band but really, it seems a deliberate move to name themselves as closely to the actual name as they can. All the merch is identical too.
    Just not in the spirit of the original band in my opinion either..
    So what you are saying is your mate was so excited to see Pearl Jam that he didn't realise that the ticket was only 15 quid, would that not have given it away to start with? That saying suppose he/she had been to any other big band gig or even a decent band - you would know that tickets are not 15 quid. I would say minimum £45 
    Hi there, 
    yes that is what happened. I have no idea what the ticket prices where to be honest. I would not have expected PJ to be playing at the venue and did not buy any tickets. Then I told him his mistake.
    To reiterate, yes, he made the mistake.   I agree with your inference that it was a naive mistake, probably just stupid, but that is what happened to my mate. 
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    bootlegger10 said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    As I said on FB. Overly dramatic. Just change the name and move on.
    I agree.  I understand themm being pissed.  But just accept it and move on with a name change.  
    "themm" :wink:
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,525
    edited January 2021
    lastexitlondon said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Its just ridiculous.  They have been playing since 2016. Why now.
    maybe the band received complaints? who knows. 
    But what can the band be concerned  about?
    Someone selling tickets and merchandise with a nearly identical name. You need to be aggressive with this stuff otherwise it's open season with your intellectual property. Maybe it only got on their radar recently.

    The name is pretty egregious. I know they're your buddies, but if they were going to take a letter like that so personally they should have used a unique name from the jump.
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    edited January 2021
    stuckinline said:
    Perhaps this stems from someone who bought a ticket to see Pearl Jamm and didn't realize that this was not the official band.


    There was a story a while ago about someone who was surprised when they walked down into some basement in Ireland to see the Red Hot Chili Pipers.

    I mean, the super-low cost of tickets wasn't a dead giveaway.

    But at least they enjoyed the bagpipers.


    Change the name to something like Black Red Ledbetter or Jeremy's Glorified Pelican. Something that isn't a ripoff, but that any 10C member would understand as the inside joke.

    Dirty Jeremy's Evil Little Bus.

    Let Stone Sing might work.

    I wonder if Piss Bottle Men is copyright.
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  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Lost In Ohio said:
    stuckinline said:
    Perhaps this stems from someone who bought a ticket to see Pearl Jamm and didn't realize that this was not the official band.


    There was a story a while ago about someone who was surprised when they walked down into some basement in Ireland to see the Red Hot Chili Pipers.

    I mean, the super-low cost of tickets wasn't a dead giveaway.

    But at least they enjoyed the bagpipers.
    Haha, saw the Chili Pipers before a Scotland Rugby match in Edinburgh. Good fun ;)

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