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Post by upintheair on Sept 30, 2015 4:06:18 GMT
Everyone keeps talking about legal issues. You realize that the entire name for the site originated from the movie Almost Famous right? Not only that, Sharifa isn't the original creator of Bandaids, she adopted it from someone who started it as a Yahoo group. Either way, she has no claim over the name Bandaids. If that was the case, the movie rights holders would have sued her when Bandaids was big.
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Post by Yolandi on Sept 30, 2015 5:17:25 GMT
I agree that they should have let us know about this. Although it is kinda sad we still have this site and like /\ above if she does not own the name everything can stay as it is right? I have not been as active the last few weeks with posting but I usually just check every day at least. Being an Avril fan without Bandaids is just not possible! Even if it does come to making a new site etc I'm sure everybody here would move to the new site. It would be sad to lose the Bandaids name though...but new beginnings are sometimes good too. Just hoping for the best.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 8:18:06 GMT
Everyone keeps talking about legal issues. You realize that the entire name for the site originated from the movie Almost Famous right? Not only that, Sharifa isn't the original creator of Bandaids, she adopted it from someone who started it as a Yahoo group. Either way, she has no claim over the name Bandaids. If that was the case, the movie rights holders would have sued her when Bandaids was big. I agree, but very much doubt the movie has any claim over the name. Band-Aids the bandages have been going for almost 100 years. Musically related, Band Aid the Geldof charity group was started in '84...
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Post by Monet ♥ on Sept 30, 2015 8:39:58 GMT
About the Bandaids legal issue: The staff was told that the name is copyrighted. Whether that's true or not I don't have a clue. We first heard of it after people had started to create Twitter accounts calling themselves "Bandaids Netherlands", "Bandaids Philippines", "Bandaids [insert country name]", etc. After reporting this we were told to pm the said accounts because they are not allowed to use Bandaids in their names. Plus, they were not the official partner or sister sites of Avril Bandaids, so they were not allowed to call themselves like that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 10:44:07 GMT
That's kinda dumb isn't it? I mean. I'm sure other names are copyrighted, but they're still used as Twitter names. The only thing that they wouldn't be allowed to do is sell things with the name "Avril Bandaids" on it. Twitter/Social media names shouldn't and don't count.
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Post by Elizayne on Sept 30, 2015 14:12:42 GMT
About the Bandaids legal issue: The staff was told that the name is copyrighted. Whether that's true or not I don't have a clue. We first heard of it after people had started to create Twitter accounts calling themselves "Bandaids Netherlands", "Bandaids Philippines", "Bandaids [insert country name]", etc. After reporting this we were told to pm the said accounts because they are not allowed to use Bandaids in their names. Plus, they were not the official partner or sister sites of Avril Bandaids, so they were not allowed to call themselves like that. Yes its legally copyrighted, Shairfa showed me the document when all the shit hit the fan
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Post by Monet ♥ on Sept 30, 2015 14:49:10 GMT
Well there is our answer ^
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Post by sk8erboi1000 on Oct 2, 2015 0:48:23 GMT
Im a little confused i saw an updated version of band-aids but the forum wasnt up is there any word that it will be the new band-aids site
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Post by sam on Oct 2, 2015 16:53:14 GMT
Im a little confused i saw an updated version of band-aids but the forum wasnt up is there any word that it will be the new band-aids site That was just a Bandaids.com testing page, as stated in the thread
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Post by francyavril on Oct 13, 2015 13:56:46 GMT
Hey guys, I will get back to you with news shortly.
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Post by sam on Oct 13, 2015 15:28:26 GMT
The info will be out s**n, we're just currently discussing it amongst ourselves and what will be planned for the future first
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Post by BogoGog24 on Oct 13, 2015 16:35:26 GMT
Ok well I guess that doesn't sound too good then
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Post by sam on Oct 13, 2015 17:27:35 GMT
Ok well I guess that doesn't sound too good then I'd say it's mixed to be honest, anyway I don't want to step on anyone's toes and speak for them we will update you all ASAP.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Oct 13, 2015 20:41:26 GMT
3 hours later….
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Post by In Wonderland on Oct 13, 2015 20:56:45 GMT
BogoGog24 As Blizz said "I don't want to step on anyone's toes and speak for them" We're waiting for their replies
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