The problem of the use of the name persists, and Csaba Boros is willing to file a lawsuit.
the Republic And in 2013, their featured member, Zoltan Toth For years, there has been controversy over the use of the band’s name. parties the other day a to focusThey haven’t spoken to each other in ten years, communicating only through lawyers.
Zoltan Toth Currently a Produce blue and orange He plays music with his named band, and headlines one of their shows Republic song circus – Among other things, it also hurts this Kassapa BorosRepublic’s current frontman, who says his former bandmate doesn’t use the group’s name legally.
It is not a republic. It might be a circus, but it’s not Republic. This is very questionable from a legal point of view
– announced Boros, who with his band protected the name Republic in 2013, and now threatens with a lawsuit Tóth, who believes he has the right Republic song circusThe reason for naming his performance is because, he says, he was mentioning his name and the history of the original band’s existence.
And I also wanted to continue to play music, of course, but in full, under the name of the Republic … Then I said that I would not go on stage without shoes, because I was ashamed of it.
– explained Zoltán Toth, adding that he himself does not like to confuse the two formations, but it happens that their performances are listed in publications under confusing names. He says there are times when he also asks them to correct a slip.
This is also misleading, because if it appears on the poster that it is presented by Kékés Narancszárga Produkció, it is like a production office presenting the Circus of the Song of the Republic, right? It’s quite a circus, by the way, and I’m not really going to be in it. And I would certainly not associate the name of the Republic with a musical circus, because we are not a musical circus
– asserted Boros, who, although he does not want to litigate, says that if his former colleague forces him to order, the case will go to court.
In connection with the matter, Toth added that the band sometimes contacted him with official notices requesting that he immediately stop using the Republic name. He used to answer these questions, as he did last time, too.
I have sent the official document of the protected trade name on my end and it has been calm since then
He told RTL staff.
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