HELP: Someone is producing under my artist name! What now???

[joeki]

http://www.discogs.com/artist/I.Dot


get your "label" to help you out? If you've already released, that shouldn't be a problem.

[i.dot]

Thx guys... Really have to think about what I will do next...

[skimpi]

Why did you just post that tune? You trying to get some fucking sympathy listens or summat?! Bet this Idot dude dont even exist does he!?

[syrup]

Get ur name copyrighted. Other than that there's nothing u can do except be the better producer. There are thousands of people that produce under a name that is being shared by others.

Joe?

[i.dot]

Why did you just post that tune? You trying to get some fucking sympathy listens or summat?! Bet this Idot dude dont even exist does he!?

Huh??? Haha... no, Im not that cheap I just posted it... Its a freebie... so maybe just to say thx to the people who took the time to answer me. And yeah he does exist

[i.dot]

Get ur name copyrighted. Other than that there's nothing u can do except be the better producer. There are thousands of people that produce under a name that is being shared by others.

Copyrighting is expensive isnt it??? Yeah, you are right, but its strange in the same music genre.
Thx for the help!

[i.dot]

get your "label" to help you out? If you've already released, that shouldn't be a problem.

They are too small for helping me in those kind of legal issues i guess.
But thx!

[joeki]

I remember an issue a friend of mine had, basically if you can prove (ie released) something first, you should get legal dibs on the name. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the other guy will stop using the name...but should at one time a legal procedure occur you should be safe.

[i.dot]

I remember an issue a friend of mine had, basically if you can prove (ie released) something first, you should get legal dibs on the name. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the other guy will stop using the name...but should at one time a legal procedure occur you should be safe.

Ok, sounds logical. But isnt it strange, that he still can use the name? Thx.

[3rdeye]

get him to put LDN on the end of his name, boom, sorted

[Cornbreadddd]

Kill his whole family and cut his pets two front legs off. Leave him alive though, this way he has to go through his life with no relatives, and the torturous thoughts of their passing.

Not to mention he'll continue to have to live with a cat whose face is always rubbing the ground, because it's ass is always sticking up in the air due to it's front legs being removed.

[Today]

I remember an issue a friend of mine had, basically if you can prove (ie released) something first, you should get legal dibs on the name. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the other guy will stop using the name...but should at one time a legal procedure occur you should be safe.

Ok, sounds logical. But isnt it strange, that he still can use the name? Thx.

no, not really man. I'd say "this is a free country" but I'm from USA and i honestly don't know quite how free a country yours is. But by and large, we live in a free world and that's not violating your rights (unless/until you make a successful claim for the title).

His right to swing his fist ends where your face begins... but no one is getting bludgeoned here.

[dickman69]

I think Starkey just got his name licensed like a month ago
and he's had a hell of a lot of releases on a hell of a lot of labels

probably representative of how much of a pain in the ass it is, just fyi

[Muncey]

Tbh if you're making music under I.Dot and didn't get the soundcloud name its your own fault someone else took it. I assume he doesn't know you and didn't mean to copy your name. Even if you wasn't going to use it why didn't you register the soundcloud? 5 or 6 years of making music under that alias and you didn't think of taking the soundcloud name to avoid issues like this?!

The only thing you can do is be a better producer, make a soundcloud like 'dj i.dot' or something. If your soundcloud becomes a lot more popular than his it'll come up before his in any search anyway.

[i.dot]

Tbh if you're making music under I.Dot and didn't get the soundcloud name its your own fault someone else took it. I assume he doesn't know you and didn't mean to copy your name. Even if you wasn't going to use it why didn't you register the soundcloud? 5 or 6 years of making music under that alias and you didn't think of taking the soundcloud name to avoid issues like this?!

The only thing you can do is be a better producer, make a soundcloud like 'dj i.dot' or something. If your soundcloud becomes a lot more popular than his it'll come up before his in any search anyway.

Yeah, been using my old drum&bass name for my soundcloud. Didnt know I could change the URL, so i just kept using it.
Couldnt imagine a "dubstep-buddy" being so bold (hope thats the right term)... I mean if somebody would represent an other style of music, I really wouldnt care.
Thx for the SC tips man!

[outbound]

Surely the only sensible thing to do in this situation is a tune battle....










to the death!

[Sonika]

Kill his whole family and cut his pets two front legs off. Leave him alive though, this way he has to go through his life with no relatives, and the torturous thoughts of their passing.

Not to mention he'll continue to have to live with a cat whose face is always rubbing the ground, because it's ass is always sticking up in the air due to it's front legs being removed.

AAAAHHHH! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!