Bonneville wins "playing what we want" suit

[Outlaw]

A US District Court has ruled in favor of Bonneville International in an infringement suit brought on by SparkNet Communications over the use of slogans like "playing what we want" and "whatever we feel like" - - all taglines for the ever-popular Jack-FM format. SparkNet, a joint venture with Vancouver-based consultant Pat Bohn and Nashville-based consultant Garry Wall, sued Bonneville in May for infringing that trademark on stations in St. Louis, Phoenix, Chicago and San Francisco. Sparknet licenses the slogan and the "Jack FM" trademark to 15 stations in the US. The Chicago-based court wrote that Bonneville's slogans fairly described the music it plays and its slogans are used in connection with its own radio frequencies and station names. That may be good news for Clear Channel Radio. SparkNet has similar cases pending in San Diego, Columbia, SC and Des Moines.

 

[sirius]

> A US District Court has ruled in favor of Bonneville
> International in an infringement suit brought on by SparkNet
> Communications over the use of slogans like "playing what we
> want" and "whatever we feel like" - - all taglines for the
> ever-popular Jack-FM format. SparkNet, a joint venture with
> Vancouver-based consultant Pat Bohn and Nashville-based
> consultant Garry Wall, sued Bonneville in May for infringing
> that trademark on stations in St. Louis, Phoenix, Chicago
> and San Francisco. Sparknet licenses the slogan and the
> "Jack FM" trademark to 15 stations in the US. The
> Chicago-based court wrote that Bonneville's slogans fairly
> described the music it plays and its slogans are used in
> connection with its own radio frequencies and station names.
> That may be good news for Clear Channel Radio. SparkNet has
> similar cases pending in San Diego, Columbia, SC and Des
> Moines.
>


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