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[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 2 points 2 hours ago

Being Christian in a field dominated by secular faux-Satanists is so metal that it wraps back around the other side and just becomes lame again.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Publicity stunt. The home schooled red state Skeeters who are this band's fan base will flood GoFundMe with their beer money.

Conservatism. Grifting grifters grifting grifting grifters.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Give send go, gofundme is for take populists gsg is pretty specifically conservative.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

mogged? is that what mogged means? i thought it involved the butt.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

It certainly can

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 hours ago

To prove their point, included in the filing is an email from a person who spent $500 on top-tier tickets to a Demon Hunter concert in Albany, thinking they were purchasing admission to a KPop Demon Hunters event for their children, aged five and six.

I kind of get it. It's not like the movie has nothing to do with music.

[–] Folstar@lemmus.org 12 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

This seems like a stretch. The MOVIE had a similar name to the BAND. Remember in 2013 when a movie came out literally called "Rush"? Geddy Lee didn't take Ron Howard to court. Trademarks do not transcend all trades/media. Nintendo has a line of Demon Hunter games. D&D has a class Demon Hunter.

Using search results as the basis is borderline nonsense. Apply that logic to say, a disaster. "Ever since the town of Metallica exploded our search results are down, so we're taking them to court!" Nonsense. How about science? "Since it was announced comet KMFDM, a name derived using some standard naming convention, was announced to be slamming into earth next year, our search results are way down!". TRADEmark, not OWNTHEWORDSmark.

The KPop band is called HUNTR/X. If they had been called Demon Hunters then yeah, probably a case.

[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

If you read the article, it’s NOT about the movie at all.

It’s about the fact that Netflix and AEG are running live concerts under the event name “Kpop Demon Hunters”. NOT the band HUNTR/X.

And the actual band Demon Hunter has evidence that people bought tickets to their show thinking it was the Netflix live show, then requested refunds because of the confusion

So… yeah they do have a case. The live shows are running under the name Demon Hunters, directly confusing people with the actual band Demon Hunter. Especially parents that aren’t really familiar with either, but just want to buy tickets for their kids. Which they say they have direct evidence of people buying tickets then requesting refunds because they were confused about the name.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Sometimes you can just issue a lawsuit and collect on the nuisance value alone. Sort of a get-rich-quick secret of the pharaohs. If you have a lawyer in pocket and your time is less valuable than their money, filing in a friendly court with a plausible case can be worth five or six figures easy. The defense attorneys will cost more than that anyway.

For the next-level shit, go check out how the Westboro Baptist Church makes money. They effectively thrive on lawsuits by being as annoying as possible and then filing claims against anyone who takes a swing at them.

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 40 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

Won’t someone please think of the white, Christian men?

[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The most persecuted of all.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Christian metal? For good reason too. Lame crap.

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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 38 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

To prove their point, included in the filing is an email from a person who spent $500 on top-tier tickets to a Demon Hunter concert in Albany, thinking they were purchasing admission to a KPop Demon Hunters event for their children, aged five and six. "Is their[sic] anyway to refund me or get me a credit or something[?]" the person wrote. "If I dont get it refunded I will not be able to purchase tickets to the actual ‘K pop demon hunters show’."

Okay first... That's ridiculous that this parent paid $500 for tickets for their kids.

Second, rough.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago

Why sue? Just flip their desks and throw them out of the building. /s

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