Another Alizee

[crissa]

<a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=918 73894">Alizee</a>

Are you freaking kidding me?!

[Zack -Alizee Lover-]

So? What's the problem for her to use the name "Alizee".
Nurvo do ur job.

[Señor Villa]

Alizée or Alizee' is a name that can't be copyrighted .

[espire]

Well, regardless of the name, she's awful. Just getting implants, wearing low-cut clothing, and "singing" rap, does not make somebody talented. Our Lili is far better looking and better sounding, and she's 100% authentic .

[Killian]

Go to iTunes and search Alizée, there's more than her.

[Roman]

Please, let us not talk about or bring up such people here. All I can say is that it is unfortunate that she has the same name. Taking such a name is just in bad taste because she ruins it. People all over the world, please don't dilute the special feeling we have by using the name elsewhere.

[OGRE]

Originally Posted by Señor Villa

Alizée or Alizee' is a name that can't be copyrighted .

Actually, the rights to a name in the entertainment industry CAN be established in an exclusive manner. I don't think they call it copyright, but there is a legal mechanism to protect the rights of a singer or group's name.

In fact, I've often wondered who has the rights to Alizée. Just because it's YOUR name doesn't establish your right to use it in the industry.


IANAL.

[fsquared]

OGRE,
That reminds me tangentially of the situation about 10 years ago where Garth Brooks wanted to like get exclusive right to the lowercase "g" in a particular (and very common) font that he was using as his logo. I don't remember what happened, but it seemed a little audacious to me....

[espire]

OGRE, I'd say that there are limits, but it's possible to have the 'right' to use your name in the industry. An interesting first name such as Alizée can of course be used. However, the question is whether somebody else named Alizée can suddenly come in and start using that name. This other one is ALIZEE' or something like that, not Alizée, so that's of course okay. But what if I name my daughter Alizée, and she has singing talent?

I doubt she would be allowed to be Alizée. She'd have to be Alizée <my last name>, or something else like that. Maybe Lili Zée or something weird like that .

[thats amazazazing]

Originally Posted by espire

OGRE, I'd say that there are limits, but it's possible to have the 'right' to use your name in the industry. An interesting first name such as Alizée can of course be used. However, the question is whether somebody else named Alizée can suddenly come in and start using that name. This other one is ALIZEE' or something like that, not Alizée, so that's of course okay. But what if I name my daughter Alizée, and she has singing talent?

I doubt she would be allowed to be Alizée. She'd have to be Alizée <my last name>, or something else like that. Maybe Lili Zée or something weird like that .

No. ~