Talk about the music biz - marketing, promotions, contract law, copyright etc...
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By mr_debauch Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:21 pm
well it takes a lot to be the bigger man and make the change yourself.

I never heard of the guy.
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By Fatt Laced Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:46 am
i used to call my self.. dj cirkus(sirkuts), then fatt laced, i found out that someone else in perth was calling them selves 'pauly fat lace' who was a dj who played hip hop, which is different but still i needed my own identity and fatt laced didn't represent who i am.

so for a few years now i've been padlock.. because if some one wants me to leave my music 'they best be packin' boltcuttaz!'
i picture my self as an open lock when walking life, then when i hit the lab i'm locked in ya dig? paints me a nice picture anyway..

but it's all up to you and how you feel about the matter i guess, maybe try assassinate dude or send him some anthrax or an envelope full of bones to let him know you mean business.

so you can..
GRMM D wrote:
Coz wrote:Then stick with it... :roll:


but it does suck if your known as someone, then you have to bring fame to a new name just makes things that much more difficult to get ya career going..
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By MalaKai Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:55 am
You could trademark your name. Go through your secretary of state and fill out a trademark form (it would be considered a "service mark"), costs about $100 and is good for 5 years before you need to drop another $50 for renewal.

EDIT: This is kind of misleading. If you're selling beats over the net you will want to get a federal service mark through http://uspto.gov. Cost about $375.
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By b.read Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:31 am
I used to drum in a punk band for many years...

We got an email from a friend on myspace who said there was another band of the same name in the UK somewhere. We emailed them and after they saw that we had been around for alot longer than they had, had more people on the page and were actually recording music, they gave up the name without much of a struggle. They were cool about it, but I can imagine some people being jerks.
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By nyke Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:04 pm
Nobody PhaimUs wrote:I just ran across this cornball , " Nobody Famous " ... apparently he's on some wrestling game. He's a trash MC , but in fear of being confused with trash , ima have to change my name , I've been rolling with this since i was youngin , has anyone ever experienced anything similar ?



Aw that much suck but no never run into that. Should have opened a business in that name or trademarked it