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Title: Use your illusion III Post by: Fuckin' Gunner on July 10, 2004, 06:48:30 PM Maybe I'm saying shit, don't know exactly, but Amazon is listing an album called 'Use Your Illusion III' to an Ag]ugust release.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IQA72/qid=1089497605/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/104-0860850-9899115?v=glance&s=music If it's old really sorry, I'm not sure WFT is this. Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: jarmo on July 10, 2004, 06:54:39 PM The band name is also listed: Treephort.
Apparently they released an album called Kill Em All in 2003. ::) /jarmo Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: youngerformofaxl on July 10, 2004, 07:04:33 PM Maybe, they just like to use other artists' album titles to attract fans and gather sales.
Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: chineseilusions on July 10, 2004, 08:17:07 PM Maybe, they just like to use other artists' album titles to attract fans and gather sales. Isn't that IlleagleTitle: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: AxlRocks on July 10, 2004, 08:49:57 PM (http://www.treephort.com/photos/useyourillusionsm.jpg)
Theres the cover art! Looks Like those Fukkers got a problem with GN'MF'R!!! DF'S! Excuse my ...uhm... language. Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Sukie on July 11, 2004, 02:03:00 AM When I followed the link, the image was no longer available. If the above image that was posted is the one they had...watch out Treephort. :hihi:
I wonder if Axl and his team of lawyers know about this? I'm sure that if they did, they'd do something about it...they sued the company that put out the Hollywood Rose cd. Then again, maybe they are now gun-shy since they lost that injunction/case. :-\ I didn't understand all of the legal mumbo jumbo from that (Hollywood Rose) case, but seems like this... if the cover art, title, etc would confuse the consumer, they'd have a case. (or did I totally misunderstand the court document?) Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Lord Kayoss on July 11, 2004, 03:53:06 PM "Use Your Illusion III" ?
Wow - how original. What are the odds of that? Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Evolution on July 11, 2004, 11:32:09 PM Using that cover is a poor attempt at humour
I hope Axl sues them for all ?13:57 that they are worth Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Mr Cowbell ? on July 12, 2004, 04:50:57 AM I thought someone couldn't copyright an album title.
IE how that band last year said they were gonna name their new cd CHinese Democracy since Axl stole the dreads look from them. Taking a Title is ok, like stated before as long as your album cant be confused with the original artist that is why so many country artist have an album called "Home" Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: SlashFan on July 13, 2004, 12:03:40 AM What the fuck?Can't people think up original titles these days?Anyway,I think when I record my next album I will call it Appetite For Destruction II,I'm joking ofcourse ;),that's sick.
Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Sukie on July 13, 2004, 01:17:02 AM You're right, John Deacon. Album titles can't be copyrighted. I was talking about how similar the cover art is along with the title. It's already confused at least one consumer (Fuckin' Gunner that started this thread). :hihi:
edited to fix italics tag :-[ Title: Re:Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Mr Cowbell ? on July 13, 2004, 03:12:11 AM Yeah some people cant write music, so they rip off other artist and use it as free publicity. I BET THAT BAND IS HOPING AXL SUES THEM SO THE LAWSUIT CAN AND WILL GIVE THAT SHITTY BAND FREE PUBLICITY and help sell their shitty album. Maybe if it was called UYI 3 it could be kind of funny and respectful to the artist, but to Have a very similar cover, very similar album name THATS JUST LOW.
Shame on you Assfuckers, who ever the hell the band is I wont waste 1 cent or 1 second regonising your band Title: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: RichardNixon on August 19, 2004, 11:33:40 PM http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:plq67uw030jj
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: Mr Cowbell ? on August 19, 2004, 11:42:09 PM (http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg400/g440/g44074avu17.jpg)
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: RichardNixon on August 19, 2004, 11:45:46 PM I saw this CD in the store. It's hard to see on the pic here, but the guy in the backround is holding a bottle of booze.
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: vicarious existence on August 20, 2004, 12:21:16 AM I saw this CD in the store. It's hard to see on the pic here, but the guy in the backround is holding a bottle of booze. looks like a gallon of milk/water to me... :hihi: Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: oneway23 on August 20, 2004, 12:53:15 AM That made my night : ok: thanks
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: dave-gnfnr2k on August 20, 2004, 12:56:45 AM cant they get sued for using that cover
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: ccorn69 on August 20, 2004, 02:22:41 AM cant they get sued for using that cover I dont think so, because we have not heard of anything from axl's lawyers sueing or taking some form of legal action against these people, but then again they could not give a flying rats arse Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: Butch Français on August 20, 2004, 02:39:00 AM That made my night : ok:? thanks yeah, would be even funnier if they coloured it pink or something instead of the same colour GN'R used :hihi: Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: Mr Cowbell ? on August 20, 2004, 03:38:48 AM The cd has been out since June, so I am sure Axl would of sued back then to stop it, I think he has a legal right to sue, because its ok to use a album's title for your own as long as someone wont confuse it with the original, since that album looks so much like a GnR album I think Axl has some ground
Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: O'Reily on August 20, 2004, 07:59:34 AM The album cover/name is clearly a parody as such Axl has no right to sue.
Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Almost Famous on August 20, 2004, 08:21:09 AM Hee hee! The little fella's lighting his fart on fire... Maybe the blue flame could be the backdrop colour for Use Your Illusion IV? :hihi:
Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Lesty on August 20, 2004, 12:43:30 PM They probably can't do sh*t.
The artwork isn't owned by Axl, is it? Like Appetite for Destruction, GnR took the name Use Your Illusion from this very painting. My memory might fail me, but if this is true, then...I don't think they can do anything if the original artist sold them the license to use it. Regardless, who cares. nobody knows who the hell this band is anyway. Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: dave_guns on August 20, 2004, 01:18:03 PM You can't sue over a parody.
Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: holidayidol on August 20, 2004, 02:32:05 PM I think parodies should be free game.
But, that said, didn't Eminem actually stop Weird Al's parody video of him? Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: Wheres Izzy on August 20, 2004, 02:49:48 PM I go to the outdorr-fleamarket-type swap meets here in jersey, in englishtown. Going thru a cd bin once I saw a group whose album was called "use your appetite for speghetti. I looked at it, nothign guns related. Thought I'd mention it tho.
Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: rose_axl168 on August 21, 2004, 06:07:56 PM All I can say is:
Sue 'em, Sue 'em, Sue 'em!!!!!!! :rant: :beer: Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: AdZ on August 21, 2004, 06:09:06 PM They probably can't do sh*t. The artwork isn't owned by Axl, is it? Didn't he buy it? I bought me an illusions and I put it on the wall... Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: O'Reily on August 21, 2004, 07:51:33 PM buying a painting doesn't mean you own the copyright. He could have bought the copyright but I highly doubt it.
Either way it doesn't matter legally speaking Axl/whoever owns the rights to the painting can not do shit about it because it is a parody Title: Re: Use Your Illusion 3? Post by: theREALrocketqueen on September 23, 2004, 11:27:13 PM gotta admit it is a bit humours and that is definitly a gallon of milk hehe...anyone know if the cd is any good
Title: Use your illusion III Post by: Aero on November 29, 2004, 05:27:36 PM http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002IQA72/qid=1089497605/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/104-7680786-8799966?v=glance&s=music
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002IQA72.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) :rofl: Title: Re: Use your illusion III Post by: Dont Try Me on November 29, 2004, 05:41:41 PM yeah, but that one is pretty old. ;)
Title: Re: Use your illusion III Post by: cumbum on November 29, 2004, 05:43:27 PM That is... Very interesting to say the least. =p
Title: Re: GN'R get mocked with a new CD titled "use Your Illusion III" Post by: SADIS on November 30, 2004, 03:33:44 AM cant they get sued for using that cover No, they can't. GNR don't hold the copyright to that image. It's an excerpt from a painting by a famous painter. I forgot which one. And they don't hold the copyright to the font either so that's also something they can't sue about. And the style is coprighted by the design company who designed the artwork for GNR. So in the end they don't have anything to sue about.... |