Well, it appears that this guy…
…has a beef with these young ladies…
Now what, you ask, could an over-exposed, over-pampered, well coiffed, well-preserved wrinkle rocker with great positive public image juice, have against such an obviously delightful bevy of young women?
Alleged Trademark and Copyright infringement.
Yeah, we usually love a good rock and roll lawsuit but, this one is pretty wanky. The ladies pictured above are a band that has been using the name “Blonde Jovi”, kind of cute, I think. Not so, says the law firm of Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman…(from Music Radar)…
“It has recently come to our attention that your band is using the mark and name BLONDE JOVI in connection with live musical performances; more specifically, a Bon Jovi tribute band.
“Our investigation also uncovered that you are using BJP’s Heart and Dagger’ Logo trademark prominently on your website. Unfortunately, and despite the fact that our client appreciates the reverence that your band pays tribute to Bon Jovi, as a tribute band, our client nevertheless is charged with the duty of enforcing its trademark rights.
“In this regard, BJP cannot allow your band to use the mark and name BLONDE JOVI (or any other BJP trademarks), as such use creates a likelihood of confusion with our client, and capitalizes on the goodwill and reputation of its well-known marks.”
Well, we all know that a fish rots from the head and the blow-dried head of this particular fish has no problem sticking itself up Matt Lauer’s ass for the sake of almighty promotion but, for some reason, has singled out these young ladies, amongst a throng of other tribute acts and desires to keep them from pursuing a few gigs.
Hey Jon, lighten up bra…keep this kind of stuff up and your precious positive media manipulation machine won’t be effective any more. Besides that, I’m not so sure you have a great case here. I know you have the dough to out-lawyer a tribute act but, why single out the ladies? If you go after Blonde Jovi, you should go after The Bon Jovi Experience, Bon Giovi – International Bon Jovi Tribute Band from the UK and Bed Of Roses – The Planet’s #1 Bon Jovi Tribute and make those lawyers earn their billable hours.
Show the girls some support at their MySpace, where they are now using the name Blonde Jersey. Has Springsteen copyrighted the name “Jersey” yet?…
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