Greg Ginn (Black Flag) files lawsuit against Flag
Greg Ginn (of recently reformed hardcore outfit Black Flag) has filed a lawsuit against Flag (also featuring original members of Black Flag).
Greg Ginn (of recently reformed hardcore outfit Black Flag) has filed a lawsuit against Flag (also featuring original members of Black Flag). Ginn is filing the dispute over Henry Garfield and Keith Morris' decision to "hijack the band name - and the logo - for their own use." A report from the Hollywood Reporter can be seen below.
"He claims he and his label, SST Records, exclusively own the rights to the Black Flag name (and “Flag” variation) and infamous logo, which Flag use on tour.
He sued his 1979-mid 1980s bandmates Friday, seeking an injunction against their current tour, which kicked off in May and will stop in Los Angeles (pending this case) for FYF Fest on August 24. The suit describes the alleged infringement of the logo and name “Flag” as “a colorable imitation” that’s “likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception among consumers.”
Ginn accuses Garfield and Morris of lying to the Trademark Office on registrations; using his own label’s record covers to feign as though they’ve been continuing to use Black Flag since 1979, and in an what’s alleged to be an act of “outrageous fraud,” using bootleg SST t-shirts in an attempt to show they’ve been making such products in that time."
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