A record label Brother Records, Inc., which represents the rock band The Beach Boys and owns the rights to its songs, filed a cybersquatting complaint against a British music project Good Vibrations, Domain Name Wire reports. The subject of the lawsuit is the domain BeachBoys.org, and the situation seems somewhat confusing. On the one hand, it’s obvious that it is the band itself that has the priority right for this domain name. It was formed over 50 years ago and technically still exists, even though in the recent years it hasn’t released anything to entertain its fans.
On the other hand, music project Good Vibrations that registered the BeachBoys.org domain is marketed as The Beach Boys imitators. British musicians perform the songs of their idols and call their activity a tribute to the original band. (By the way, the very name Good Vibrations is actually the name of one of The Beach Boys’ songs). The website created on the BeachBoys.org domain has a big notice to let visitors know that the page has no connection to The Beach Boys. Finally, it’s surprising that the domain has been in use by the Good Vibrations since 2002. It’s not very clear why the Brother Records, Inc. waited 15 years to lay claim on the domain.
