Cub Scouts Change Name After Legal Action From Scouts Australia

26 August 2013 | 10:20 am | Staff Writer

Band now known as Cub Sport

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Brisbane indie band Cub Scouts have been forced to change their name after two years of using the moniker to Cub Sport after the Scouts Australia association took legal action over their name.

The band, who actually played at the Scouts Jamboree earlier this year, officially announced the new name today.

Frontman Tim Nelson said, “It is a shame to lose the name we've worked so hard over the last few years building, but as we make our inroads to the US and UK markets, it's important that we make the change now.

“We're pretty positive about it all to be honest. The new name sounds so cool it needs a racing stripe and for our fans, we continue to be and will always be the Cubbies.”

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Scouts Australia's 'Cub Scout' trademark references the youngest or entry-level members of the youth organisation.

To coincide with the name change, Cub Sport have released a video for the title track of their new EP Paradise. The EP is expected to be released in the final quarter of the year in the US.

In recent years Sydney band Pivot were forced to change their name to PVT due to American nu-metal band with the same name and Jonti Danilewitz's Danimals changed to Djanimals after threats from a US yoghurt company.