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Variety loses legal round in battle with punk band Vandals over album cover

Xeni Jardin at 3:11 pm Mon, Apr 18, 2011

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The Los Angeles-based punk band the Vandals would appear to have won an important round in a legal battle with the entertainment publication Variety, over a dispute involving Variety's logo and a Vandals album cover. The story is as full of LOL as it is of legalese, and involves a few YouTubed mockery videos made by the band and their attorney.

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Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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StDoodle

Of course, the “important round” referred to is just a change of venue to Cali from Delaware. Important for the Vandals I’m sure, but not exactly a landmark IP ruling.
Anonymous

variety bad, vandals good.
burritoflats

The Vandals – I remember them from the last century when bands released CDs
nehpetsE

So… Where can one download the “Variety” font?
Spencer Cross

>…and their attorney

Who, it’s probably worth noting, is a member of The Vandals.