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Real Earth, Wind & Fire Win Trademark Suit Against Fake Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind and Fire have won a trademark suit against a tribute band they said tricked fans into thinking they were seeing the real thing.
The funk legends filed the lawsuit last year against Substantial Music Group and Stellar Communications, which oversaw the tribute band Earth, Wind & Fire Legacy Reunion. EWF’s original lawsuit also included numerous complaints from fans on social media after they accidentally attended a Legacy Reunion show, thinking they’d paid for the real thing. One of Earth, Wind & Fire’s lawyers, David Greenbaum, tells Rolling Stone, “My partner Mark Lee and I are pleased that the court agreed with our client’s position on trademark infringement and related claims, granting summary judgment.
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