FAO Hawkwind Band: NikWar Spam

[Michael W Blackman]

Hi Nick,

If it comes down to it I am on the side of the Hawks.
If someone tried to start a brand of whiskey called X-Johnny Walker or X-Wild Turkey they would be shut down before the first bottles made it down the highway.  Regardless of their relationship to the original company.
Hell,  there was an australian brandy company forced to change their labels just because they looked to similar to Wild Turkey labels.

I am curious tho - Does Dave Brock have the name Hawkwind legally secure?  Or if not - does anyone know how the legal system would view a claim such as Niks alledged desire to take court action. (and I use the word alledged because I personally don't know what is happening in those circles)

If I may make a point of something.  Mostly to those who deem bands or musicians as something lesser where money is concerned.
If they are making good music and money is being made from that music why should the musicians not benefit from that money.  That is how they make their living and put food on the table and shelter over their heads, etc.
Who are you to say how much food they should have or what type of shelter.  Bollocks.
When you give up your job and money and go live in the woods fully independent of society and its ways then I personaly will take you views a little more seriously -  - maybe...... LoL



In a message dated Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:58:56  AEDT, Nick Medford <nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK> writes:

> On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:03:32 EDT, Michael W Blackman
> <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> >We really don't know whats going on
>
> Very true.
>
> On a whim I just typed "www.spaceritual.net" into the browser and up came
> Nik's site. Maybe everyone else has already seen this, it hadn't occurred
> to me to look at the site until just now. Oddest thing is that you also get
> a pop-up window inluding the same message that Mike H forwarded to boc-l at
> the start of this thread , along with the disclaimer:
>
> "Please note that this press release is independent from Spaceritual.net
> and does not necessarily reflect the views of Spaceritual.net"
>
> What??? If it's independent from them why does it appear- albeit on a pop-
> up with a different URL- when you access their site? How "independent" does
> that seem?
>
> I presume it's not independent from them at all, but they felt they'd
> better have a disclainmer in case it caused further legal trouble. Which
> just makes their whole position look even dodgier.
>
> Apologies if this just further pointless speculation, but OTOH Mike is
> quite right to say that someone out there is trying to force us to take
> sides and vote with our feet (well, with our cash to be precise). At the
> moment I'm leaning to one side so heavily, I'm about to fall over.
>
> I actually wish I didn't care and feel slightly irritated with myself to
> find that I do. That's what being a fan for the last 19 years (not as long
> as some here I know, but more than half my life) will do to you I suppose.
>
> Nick