"The name is the most abstract aspect of the group, a holy totem with an esoteric meaning apparent only to its constituents. Witness the Masons, Elks, Eagles, Order of the Eastern Star, FSLN, CFR, M-26-7, Bureau of Surrealist Research, Satan's Slaves, Bolsheviks, Bohemian Club, Lettrist International, BP, KGB, Murder Inc., Latvian Rifle Brigade, Union of Militant Atheists, Society of Militant Dialectical Materialists, Hell's Angels, or Barnum & Bailey's. The name has otherworldly power if it's configured properly. It is therefore jealously guarded by groups who employ lawyers to protect their claim to one or another title."
- IAN F. SVENONIUS
All of this should go without saying, but ..
As any reasonable person and/or disinterested third party will have noticed, this is a fan page, based out of the same region the band is (generally) based in. This is, likewise, a no-profit endeavor: if you're looking for something to buy, the band can be located under "dot org." The history of the Richmond Music Scene is murky/obscure. Although I have made many inquiries - and even uncovered some cooperative witnesses - memories fail and there are sometimes competing accounts of the same events. Anyone reading this is welcome to make their own counternarrative.
http://www.register.com/policy/dispute.rcmx
.. or (iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.
.. and because I'm not trying to sell anything, I cannot imagine why either of the following Famous Cases would be of interest, but here they are for those who consider such stuff worth remembering:
http://evolution-control.com/cbs.html
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.01/negativland_pr.html
- IAN F. SVENONIUS
All of this should go without saying, but ..
As any reasonable person and/or disinterested third party will have noticed, this is a fan page, based out of the same region the band is (generally) based in. This is, likewise, a no-profit endeavor: if you're looking for something to buy, the band can be located under "dot org." The history of the Richmond Music Scene is murky/obscure. Although I have made many inquiries - and even uncovered some cooperative witnesses - memories fail and there are sometimes competing accounts of the same events. Anyone reading this is welcome to make their own counternarrative.
http://www.register.com/policy/dispute.rcmx
.. or (iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.
.. and because I'm not trying to sell anything, I cannot imagine why either of the following Famous Cases would be of interest, but here they are for those who consider such stuff worth remembering:
http://evolution-control.com/cbs.html
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.01/negativland_pr.html