NETFLIX On DEMON HUNTER's Lawsuit Over 'KPop Demon Hunters' Trademark: 'These Allegations Are Without Merit'
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NETFLIX On DEMON HUNTER's Lawsuit Over 'KPop Demon Hunters' Trademark: 'These Allegations Are Without Merit'
Netflix has released a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER (pictured) over the use of the "KPop Demon Hunters" name. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday (August 18) by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for DEMON HUNTER, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG P...
This is stupid. There are a lot of bands out there with the same name. Sometimes, they’ll add something generic to distinguish like “UK” if they are from the United Kingdom and the other is from the United States.
Nobody outside of the niche Christian metal audience has ever heard of these guys. Nobody is seeing “KPop Demon Hunters” and thinking it’s them.
Surely anyone searching for them would use, like,
-kpopto remove those results. Or addmetal band. Changing the name of the band isn’t even necessary.Just lookin’ for money.
Netflix is almost required to say that.
They’ll still settle