Tag Archives: cease & desist

I Ain’t Gonna Work On Maggie’s Farm No More

Posted on Sunday, 02/17/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Once upon a time, in a decade far far away, I became fascinated with the music of this weird character called Frank Zappa. Then along came the internet, and it didn’t take long before I had my own little homepage … Continue reading →

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Throttling The Mother

Posted on Monday, 02/11/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

In today’s Guardian Online Arts edition: Throttling the Mother of Invention, wherein columnist Owen Adams writes about GZ’s “lengthy campaign against those who ride on his [FZ’s – ed.] memory”: Her recent ire was directed against a laughably bad fans’ … Continue reading →

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Gunpoint

Posted on Saturday, 02/02/08 by Dr Sharleena

Outrageous: we’ve received a video showing what we presume to be a young webmaster held hostage and forced to confess at gunpoint. Gunshots could be heard on the tape and it’s clear that the prisoner has been denied basic human … Continue reading →

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Tension = Sales

Posted on Thursday, 01/31/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Stanley Zappa makes an interesting point: (…) I had occasion to speak with my friend Mark on the telephone. We talked about this and that. “Tension equals sales” said Mark. “It sounds like Gail took marketing 101” Tension equals sales. … Continue reading →

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El Copyright Del Mundo Invisible

Posted on Wednesday, 01/30/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Maroual writes in with the following question: Could the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation send a C&D letter? … and refers to this post he made on the Zäppî forums: The Zappa Wazoo liner notes mention “Cover Art ‘Mundo Invisible’ (oil on … Continue reading →

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Wirtschaftliche Notwendigkeiten

Posted on Wednesday, 01/23/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

ZFT’s Cease & Desist against the Zappanale festival made it into this week’s issue of leading German magazine Der Spiegel. When asked for her reasons to fight a worldwide juridical war against Zappa fans, Gail’s answer was she “needs to … Continue reading →

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Petition: Aggressive Action by the ZFT

Posted on Saturday, 01/12/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

First, read it: We the undersigned petition the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) to cease and desist from making threats of legal action against FZ tribute bands, FZ fan sites, Zappa music festivals and other related activities that are designed first … Continue reading →

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Cease & Desist: YouTube Edition

Posted on Thursday, 01/03/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in via The Idiot Bastard: guy posts little clips taken at a live ZPZ show on YouTube, receives The ZFT Treatment â„¢ we’ve all come to know so well: (…) come on, my vids of the show were … Continue reading →

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The Year Of The Freak Is Imminent

Posted on Wednesday, 12/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Oh yes it is. Let’s see which sites, bands and organisations have had legal action taken against them by the ZFT in recent weeks, shall we? Us here at KUR (fan site) Ugly Radio Rebellion (tribute band) Project/Object (tribute band) … Continue reading →

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A Message From United Mutations

Posted on Tuesday, 12/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Peter of United Mutations weighs in. Quick link and quote, in case the post were to be deleted (though it can’t happen there, can it?!): Come on, ZFT, isn’t it possible to make your point of view clear without sending … Continue reading →

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These Boots Were Made For Talkin’

Posted on Sunday, 12/23/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This post is about how legal, or illegal, it is to offer up a non-officially recorded and/or released live show for download. Let us examine who is likely to download one of these shows in the first place. No, let … Continue reading →

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Shit & Fan: Make A Sentence

Posted on Thursday, 12/13/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

On December 11, at 11 pm Belgian time, we were sent an email from the Berger Kahn Law Corporation, carbon copied to one Gail Zappa. The subject line read: Cease and Desist Infringements Re: Zappa Family Trust Attached was a … Continue reading →

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