tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post3291300729098160606..comments2023-09-21T03:54:29.698-07:00Comments on The Blue Rose Blog: WHAT'S IN A NAME? (or, a Cautionary Tale)Miriam Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-39339758265538383012012-05-14T11:26:24.800-07:002012-05-14T11:26:24.800-07:00You're welcome, Adele. This seems to be affec...You're welcome, Adele. This seems to be affecting writers more and more frequently and it's a real concern.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-40083659204534049462012-05-14T11:21:40.409-07:002012-05-14T11:21:40.409-07:00Thank you for your support. I appreciate your kind...Thank you for your support. I appreciate your kind comments.<br /><br />Best--Adele DuboisAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-58729513560407515252012-05-13T20:06:34.005-07:002012-05-13T20:06:34.005-07:00Well, Lisa, it's understandable that attorneys...Well, Lisa, it's understandable that attorneys guard their celebrity clients from anyone trying to "ride their coat tails." And I think on the whole writers have been supportive of other creative artists' need to protect their intellectual property, even though our books are pirated every day and nobody seems to give a damn. But this doesn't appear to show the least instance of legality, common sense or the ability to do even minimal research before attacking twenty writers simultaneously. And everything has a tipping point.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-43327087773611420402012-05-13T19:28:43.392-07:002012-05-13T19:28:43.392-07:00It's really ridiculous. I don't know how y...It's really ridiculous. I don't know how you can claim copyright to such a common name, as pretty as it is...Lisa Alexander Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408188538622550449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-54557704022465025102012-05-13T17:51:08.429-07:002012-05-13T17:51:08.429-07:00My goodness, Ms. O'Quinn, I see this got your ...My goodness, Ms. O'Quinn, I see this got your Irish up! :) Were you to get your wish, I would just hope that Adele D. enjoyed her surge more.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-3791243684312784012012-05-13T12:36:18.112-07:002012-05-13T12:36:18.112-07:00It seems ludicrous, I agree.It seems ludicrous, I agree.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-44766186446332357212012-05-13T11:25:26.758-07:002012-05-13T11:25:26.758-07:00What they're doing to Adele is flat out wrong!...What they're doing to Adele is flat out wrong! I can't believe it's gone this far...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-59730814966315391122012-05-13T07:16:55.641-07:002012-05-13T07:16:55.641-07:00I remember the time years ago when I was living in...I remember the time years ago when I was living in Las Vegas when a restaurateur named Fred or Joe or Pete Sinatra started a supper house called "Sinatra's." You guessed it. He was sued immediately by ol' Blue Eyes himself.<br /><br />There is a burgeoning field in law right now, that of intellectual property, and it is hideously complex. I hope, as Miriam hints, that the force is with the team of lawyers, in the form of a large laser placed strategically behind their laps...and that Adele enjoys a huge surge in sales.<br /><br />Slán, ErinErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-75677797266961465362012-05-13T07:01:02.661-07:002012-05-13T07:01:02.661-07:00Yes, Rue, we are all quite mystified by this. On ...Yes, Rue, we are all quite mystified by this. On the flip side, as you say, it may help her books. Intimate Art is available on Amazon if anyone wants to look at it and see that it has nothing even remotely to do with "A," the singer. Adele Dubois has a number of other books out under her name as well--she was writing under her own name for years before "A" ever made the charts--and none of them are about any singers. So -- ???Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-81029977981455681832012-05-13T06:50:54.684-07:002012-05-13T06:50:54.684-07:00I am confused as how Sony can sue someone for thei...I am confused as how Sony can sue someone for their legal name? This does not make any sense to me. I have been in the entertainment industry for over 15 years and don't see why they would attack an author this way. Confusing. I wish her the best of luck and hope it gets straigtened out but the upside is I am positive this is helping sell her books as any poublicity does.rue volleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583541858883113356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-26974493370887942472012-05-13T06:05:15.242-07:002012-05-13T06:05:15.242-07:00Well, I guess this name is out for newborns.Well, I guess this name is out for newborns.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-66489897172322344072012-05-13T02:56:12.076-07:002012-05-13T02:56:12.076-07:00This isn't new. Singer Emelie Sandé was made c...This isn't new. Singer Emelie Sandé was made change her name, which is Adele Sandé, because she was told it would confuse listeners! While Emelie is her real middle name, she had never used it until forced to by her producers, who basically told her to change or she's in breach of her contract, which is with Virgin who probably had words with Sony. Or vice versa.<br /><br />I'm just glad I got in first with my first name. I've seen a few others with my spelling, but so far I'm the oldest,therefore ther first . . . not sure if being the oldest is a good thing though ;-)Kemberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526177270694486600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-69747394748186465102012-05-12T19:49:03.666-07:002012-05-12T19:49:03.666-07:00That is completely outrageous. Reminds me of that ...That is completely outrageous. Reminds me of that McDonald's kerfuffle with the Scottish McDonald family because they had a restaurant named McDonald's. Oh the lengths of preposterous.Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-13576885890152878902012-05-12T17:25:23.891-07:002012-05-12T17:25:23.891-07:00Good questions, ladies. I am hoping this is the e...Good questions, ladies. I am hoping this is the equivalent of an out-of-control spam bot. With Adele's long record of publications online, copyright dates readily available, etc., wouldn't a human being know it's an accusation without merit? But bots don't mail C&D letters--people do. Why leave the burden of proof to the author, meanwhile adversely affecting her sales and promotion efforts? Sony works with artists. They know what an enforced hiatus from your career means. I don't understand it from such a large and basically well-respected entity. This seems to reflect the sickness of our times and I'm both saddened and confounded by it.Miriam Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105724854045409335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-13206607568461596632012-05-12T16:19:40.700-07:002012-05-12T16:19:40.700-07:00Are we going to have to not only copyright our wor...Are we going to have to not only copyright our works but trademark our names, titles, character names and who knows what else? Where will it stop?Maeve Greysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947265251857551496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6067960256130264214.post-43855556616037822992012-05-12T15:53:29.258-07:002012-05-12T15:53:29.258-07:00I just don't see how Sony can take away the ri...I just don't see how Sony can take away the right for someone to use their own name. It doesn't make any sense.Kelley Heckarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673342477988998070noreply@blogger.com