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Tv's Glee sued by club owner

wouldn`t he have to prove that the tv show people heard of his club before he can win a copyright infringment case?

also long before the club was opened the term glee was used for groups of singers, ie glee clubs which are non- professional singers perform which is what the show is about from what i figured from what i heard.yes the actors are pros but play non pros.

i don`t see this being a successful law suit.
 
A written demand to cease and desist is usually a courtesy that is extended to violators, it being of no consequence whether they are doing it on purpose or unwittingly, alone or in concert with another or others. Naturally, since it is across the pond, nobody in Hollywood, USA would have a clue, not being well travelled types.

Sometimes a warning that the cease and desist is coming results in antagonism to see if it's going to really happen.
 
1069_KIFR said:
Did any bars named Cheers Try to sue?
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That's an excellent point, but at least Cheers was a similar type of business. The "Glee club" that claims to have been around long before the tv show is operating as a Comedy club, not a singing club.

Because the two are clearly not the same type of business, there's good cause to perhaps sue.
I'm no lawyer, but if it were me, I'd simply find it much cheaper to change the name of the Comedy club...
 
Why now? It's not as if "Glee" is a new show; it's into its third season already. What, was the owner hoping that the show's success would bleed over into his comedy club, and when he found out it didn't, then he decided to sue.

According to the article, he trademarked "The Glee Club", which is not the name of the Fox show. Furthermore, the Fox show is more in keeping with the generic term "glee club", whereas this person's club offers entertainment not in keeping with normal expectations.

And he's blaming the show because new clubs he's opened in Oxford and Nottingham haven't been successful. A little economic downturn within the same time period has nothing to do with it?

So people stop and ask if the name of the club has anything to do with the TV show? Ever consider that if the name hadn't captured their attention, they would have never stopped in the first place?

Just my 2c.
 
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