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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 27 days ago

[Legal question] Are song titles subject to trademark?

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[Legal question] Are song titles subject to trademark?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 27 days ago

Are song titles alone (not when used with other things) subject to trademark?

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MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world
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27 days ago
You can have 40 songs all named the same. No legal recourse. IANAL, JAM.

(Just a musician).
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  Speaking of song names, Anal Jam sounds like an extreme dark metal song.
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    Hey, I’m down.
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      🤘

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