MJ Tribute Band -- The Battle Over Neverland
MJ Tribute Band -- The Battle Over Neverland
Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:04AM by TMZ Staff
The Michael Jackson estate just laid the smack down on a bunch of Michael Jackson wannabes -- all over access to Neverland.
The wannabes are actually in a Michael Jackson tribute band named "Neverland" -- a name the MJ estate feels is a violation of its trademark.
Long story short -- the MJ estate wrote a scary legal letter demanding the band change its name ... and it did ... to Foreverland.
Here's the catch -- "Foreverland" still owns the rights to the domain name neverlandsf.com -- and its willing to give it back to Camp Jacko ... for a cool $30,000.
In short, the Jackson estate told the band to "beat it" -- and gave them until February 2011 to begin forwarding all web traffic to the new foreverlandsf.com ... or else.
The band tells us they're currently going over their options.
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Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:04AM by TMZ Staff
The Michael Jackson estate just laid the smack down on a bunch of Michael Jackson wannabes -- all over access to Neverland.
The wannabes are actually in a Michael Jackson tribute band named "Neverland" -- a name the MJ estate feels is a violation of its trademark.
Long story short -- the MJ estate wrote a scary legal letter demanding the band change its name ... and it did ... to Foreverland.
Here's the catch -- "Foreverland" still owns the rights to the domain name neverlandsf.com -- and its willing to give it back to Camp Jacko ... for a cool $30,000.
In short, the Jackson estate told the band to "beat it" -- and gave them until February 2011 to begin forwarding all web traffic to the new foreverlandsf.com ... or else.
The band tells us they're currently going over their options.
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Comments
The scary thing is, I'm not sure if I should be more worried about my own part in this (by reading this "article") or more appalled at the mockery/increasing disintegrating state of good 'journalism' that exists today...There really is a co-relation there; it's a cycle <!-- s
Good luck to both you & I in preserving our sanity (& conscience) here!
L.O.V.E & LOVE ALL THE WAY!
I just had a look and I found this - the article was put on there on the 7th july, and the Tribute on the 11th at Slims - 333 11th street & doors open at 9pm - nubers again - 7 , 333 , 11,& 9 even though thats probably a normal opening time its just number relevant - maybe! When I downloaded this pic it says Slims(7)jpg!!!
Love xxx
I find the "Michael Jackson wannabes" quite interesting choice of words. It seems like a shout out to all the fakes out there.