Ryan Adams rips off midnight amplification

[Curban]

Just saw this on my instagram. A pretty crappy move on Ryan's part and I'm disappointed to say the least. Midnight amp. Seems like a great company, I've tried the sonic violence before and it was a great pedal and I always dug the visuals they come up with

 

[moosewayne]

Wish I could say I'm surprised.

 

[Jahn]

Someone link to those "should I play for exposure" threads. Ryan wasn't even willing to tweet his inspiration for his shirt for true exposure?

 

[benagain]

I’ve been told that “I should be so lucky” for the exposure Ryan gave me.
^ Hate this BOLL**** logic, esp coming from an artist.

 

[racecarracecar]

Different knobs and input/output jack placement.

 

[Crowder]

Different knobs and input/output jack placement.

Dude.

 

[Curban]

Different knobs and input/output jack placement.

You've got to be kidding me

 

[PatrickE_FenderADV]

^^^ I think he was?

 

[Curban]

^^^ I think he was?

Sorry it's early, my sarcasm detector isn't functioning yet

 

[Jahn]

My fake Chinese character radar wasn't in either. The T-Shirt spells out a stylized "Ryan Adams." Clever. Let's get him the matching mug:

 

[bgmacaw]

Is the design trademarked or copyrighted? If not, sadly, there may not much to be done legally.

I think he should have made the discount code "summerof69" since I understand that really gets under Ryan Adam's skin.

 

[bob-i]

It's definitely similar but just enough different that it's not a copy. Still it's a ****** thing to do.

 

[DownByLaw]

Seems his real talent is ripping folks off. Really pissed me off when I heard this:


Seriously?
Patrick

 

[Falco]

Great exposure.

 

[Brad8008135]

I got excited for a moment when I thought this was a Bryan Adams thread. Oh well...let's at least get our Monday off to a good start:

 

[jdogric12]

I believe this would be trade dress, which can be protected. Rickenbacker is a great example of a company that has successfully protected its trade dress for decades.

 

[Cal Webway]

Supreme Court decision related to this in the summer of '69.

(under faux font ruling)

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[ElectroDux]

My my (limited and long ago) interactions with Ryan, I'm totally not surprised he was always sort self-centered jack ass.

 

[stratotastic]

Regardless of what he did, lots of musician bashing in this thread already. Stay classy, TGP.

 

[Clyde Billt]

Why didn't he just put "Midnight Amplification" under his faux Chinese name?
I'm sure all concerned can reach a compromise here.