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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver
You CAN'T copyright a bandname. To copyright something you just have to create it and then record it in some form - so that there is evidence that you created it first. Nirvana couldn't have COPYRIGHTED their name as the buddhists (or possibly somebody before them) had already created it and written it in various places.
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I didnt say you could, however in a music setting, a band can own rights to a name if its evident that they were the first BAND to use that name, the main reason for this is copyright concerns and the possibility of getting the 2 bands confused.