HW: Codex - phew

[Jon Jarrett]

On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Andy Gilham wrote:

> > I don't know what the situation is now but two or three years
> > ago, Doug, as
> > EBS, had the name of Hawkwind copyrighted - this means that
> > no-one anywhere
> > can repress anything without his permission, although I wondered
> > at the time
> > where Dave came into this, but that was a while back, but presumably still
> > applies.
>
> As I understand it, Dave has the sole right to trade under the name
> Hawkwind, having done so for practically his entire career.  A fine
> distinction, admittedly...

        Yes, but that isn't the whole story is it? There's also the matter
of who actually owns the stuff. And we have to face the sad fact that
though Hawkwind's management own EBS, the minute EBS get their hands on
something, that's the last we see of it. Ethically it should be Hawkwind's
management who own the material, at least in business terms. But when even
the band have to go to another label than their own to actually get things
released, well, something's up with that IMO. Yours,
                                                     Jon

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