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[ScarletSpider]

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[Revolutionary]

Update: They are now suing the black woman because she won't let them use her name lmao

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

Wow, what a bunch of twats. I'm so glad to see this is blowing right up in their faces lol

 

[DeafTourette]

Update: They are now suing the black woman because she won't let them use her name lmao

Someone make this make sense.

I like country music. Love Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, etc. Ironically, I never heard any of Lady Antebellum but now I'll make a point not to.

 

[LegendOfKage]

Someone make this make sense.

Okay, here it goes. From what I read on twitter, assuming the info people were talking about is accurate:

Lady A has been performing under that name for 20 years. Lady Antebellum has been performing under their name for about 14 years. Perhaps it's because of the four syllable word in their name and the understanding from their legal representatives that an abbreviation might catch on, but Lady Antebllum filed a trademark for "Lady A" about 10 years ago.

After using their existing trademark to change the name of the band, either they then became aware of the solo artist "Lady A," or they've known about her for a number of years. That part isn't clear. Apparently they wanted exclusive rights to use the name, and she requested 10 million dollars. Their counter offer is suing her with the intent that both parties will have legal access to the name, and that nobody will be forced to change again.

So maybe not QUITE as awful as it sounds at first, but still pretty bad. While I'm sure all the promotion for the original Lady A is nice in the short term, I can't imagine a solo artist wants to forever have to explain how she's "not that Lady A." It all makes a bit more sense now, but I still think this is bad move for the band.

 

[nush]

It all makes a bit more sense now, but I still think this is bad move for the band.

I'd already forgotten about the original story, I'm pretty sure this update will be forgotten just as quickly as the mob moves onto the next target.

 

[GymWolf]

I'm too ignorant to know why lady A is a virtue signal name, can someone explain this to me?

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm too ignorant to know why lady A is a virtue signal name, can someone explain this to me?

The "A" stands for "appropriation".