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SliPKnoT Rockers Battle Burger King Over Fake Chicken Band
POSTED: 9:13 am EDT August 19, 2005
The battle between SliPKnoT and Burger King is escalating.
SliPKnoT is upset over the Burger King ad campaign featuring a mock
metal band called Coq Roq dressed in horror-chicken masks.
SliPKnoT said the masks are too similar to the ones they wear.
A letter from their lawyer posted on The Smoking Gun Web site points
out Coq Roq members wear a gas mask, a kabuki-style mask and a mask
with dreadlocks, which members of SliPKnoT wear. The letter said
SliPKnoT fans have expressed confusion and criticism over what they
think is SliPKnoT endorsing Burger King.
Meanwhile, Burger King is asking a judge in Miami to issue
a "declaratory judgement" saying the ad campaign does not infringe
on SliPKnoT's trademark rights.
Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
such as Gwar, Kiss, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Los Straitjackets.
Burger King's lawyers say in the filing SliPKnoT fans on message
boards are not at all confused by Coq Roq and they fully understand
the band is not affiliated with SliPKnoT.
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Sounds like Los Straitjackets will be getting paid knowing the
American civil justice process. At the least maybe they will be on
Judge Judy and they will play a set.
I thought it was Gwar when I first saw the commercial. It looks most
like them.
And does anybody know where a Burger King is? There have been many
that have closed down in my area. Those chicken fries do look good.
--- In , "Paul The Pyronaut"
<pauliewog@y...> wrote:
> SliPKnoT Rockers Battle Burger King Over Fake Chicken Band
>
> POSTED: 9:13 am EDT August 19, 2005
>
> The battle between SliPKnoT and Burger King is escalating.
>
> SliPKnoT is upset over the Burger King ad campaign featuring a mock
> metal band called Coq Roq dressed in horror-chicken masks.
>
> SliPKnoT said the masks are too similar to the ones they wear.
>
> A letter from their lawyer posted on The Smoking Gun Web site points
> out Coq Roq members wear a gas mask, a kabuki-style mask and a mask
> with dreadlocks, which members of SliPKnoT wear. The letter said
> SliPKnoT fans have expressed confusion and criticism over what they
> think is SliPKnoT endorsing Burger King.
>
> Meanwhile, Burger King is asking a judge in Miami to issue
> a "declaratory judgement" saying the ad campaign does not infringe
> on SliPKnoT's trademark rights.
>
> Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
> such as Gwar, Kiss, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Los Straitjackets.
> Burger King's lawyers say in the filing SliPKnoT fans on message
> boards are not at all confused by Coq Roq and they fully understand
> the band is not affiliated with SliPKnoT.
> Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
> material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
> > such as Gwar, Kiss, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Los Straitjackets.
See, we're not the only ones mistaken for a "metal group"!
Ted Pilgrim
--- In , "Paul The Pyronaut"
<pauliewog@y...> wrote:
> Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
> such as Gwar, Kiss, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Los Straitjackets.
The reaction by metal fans is probably: "Los WHO???"
I love Coq Roq, BTW!
Ivan
The reaction by metal fans is "oh yeah man, i love Los Straight
Jackets. I saw them on Ozzfest last year. They are like Slayer meets
Iron Maiden."
That is of course because metal kids love to claim they know all the
small underground bands.
--- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> --- In , "Paul The Pyronaut"
> <pauliewog@y...> wrote:
> > Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
> > such as Gwar, Kiss, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Los Straitjackets.
>
> The reaction by metal fans is probably: "Los WHO???"
>
> I love Coq Roq, BTW!
>
> Ivan
Oh Dear, I'm so confused...is that SliPKnoT on the Burger King Commercial? Have
Los Straitjackets gone Heavy Metal? And what about Naomi?
-Marty
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...SliPKnoT fans have expressed confusion and criticism over what they
think is SliPKnoT endorsing Burger King.
Burger King lawyers said many metal groups wear masks or makeup,
such as...Los Straitjackets.
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Ted,
You mean your not a metal band????
I think I gotta seel all my SP's cd's and 45's now :-)
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "spskins" <superchimp9@h...>
wrote:
>
> See, we're not the only ones mistaken for a "metal group"!
> Ted Pilgrim
We'll always be a metal band Jeff, we just object to the term, "metal
group". Big difference.
T
--- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...> wrote:
> Ted,
> You mean your not a metal band????
> I think I gotta seel all my SP's cd's and 45's now :-)
>
> Jeff(bigtikidude)
>
>
>
> --- In , "spskins" <superchimp9@h...>
> wrote:
> >
> > See, we're not the only ones mistaken for a "metal group"!
> > Ted Pilgrim
