Dan Crane, who played guitar as "Jean-Luc Retard" in the band Les Sans Culottes recounts the fun of federal trademark litigation over the band name in Slate: Nom de Guerre - How my faux French band wound up in federal court.: "On June 20, 2005, my faux French band Les Sans Culottes showed up for our strangest gig to date: an appearance in federal court."
This is why intra-band operating agreements are a good idea.
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