No. No!!!
The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the same name.
The band filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit [on May 1] against the U.S.-based owners of Hotel California in Todo Santos, a town on the Pacific Coast near the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Sur.
No:
“Through advertising targeted to U.S. consumers, and in-person communications, Defendants lead U.S. consumers to believe that the Todos Santos Hotel is associated with the Eagles and, among other things, served as the inspiration for the lyrics in ‘Hotel California,’ which is false,” writes attorney Laura Wytsma.
“Hotel California” isn’t just a hit song or the title of the Eagles’ most successful album, it’s the “essence of the band itself,” Wytsma argues. Since the late ’70s, the band has sold merchandise bearing the mark — everything from guitar picks to bathrobes to posters. (An application to register the trademark for merchandise is pending.)
No, no, no.
Originally posted 2017-06-06 12:10:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
