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The Price of Not Paying Your Crew

A month ago, Amanda Palmer got a lot of bashing from her fans and people who don’t even know her  when she, once again, turned to her fans to ask for some help on her tour. She put a call out for “professional-ish horns and strings” players to join her Grand Theft Orchestra tour. In return, she promises to “feed […]

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T-shirt Packaging: Society 27

We here at Unified are obsessed with creative t-shirt packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media and merch packaging. If you want to make a really t-shirt with cool t-shirt packaging, get a quote or shoot […]

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BAND NAMES AND TRADEMARK LAW – AN OVERVIEW

WHAT IS A TRADEMARK? A common misunderstanding is the idea that one can “copyright” a band name. While it is possible to copyright the design of a band logo, the band name itself is not copyrightable. Band names are protectable under trademark law, because like “brand names” they allow us to distinguish one band’s music […]