Former members of Live have posted cease-and-desist letters they sent to Ed Kowalczyk asking him to stop using the Live name.
posted screenshots of a cease-and-desist letter they issued to original frontman Ed Kowalczyk on Thursday asserting that Kowalczyk is no longer allowed to use the band’s name in business operations. “As of Feb.
16, 2026, rights to use the LIVE brand were revoked by AFU,” guitarist Chad Taylor wrote on, referring to Action Front Unlimited, Inc., which owns Live’s trademarks. “I won’t fight this in public. The courts will handle it.”, this time with the words, “Your license is revoked…” superimposed over it. Gracey simply wrote “Revoked” in his message. The letter is titled, “Re: Formal Notice of Termination and Revocation of Trademark License and All Purported Rights — LIVE Marks — Cease and Desist Demand.” It contains a lot of legal wording about agreements and how the owners of Action Front Unlimited are now seeking to enjoin Kowalczyk from using the Live name “in connection with touring, merchandising, recording, advertising, promotion, branding, or any other commercial activity.”Live, whose popularity hit critical mass in 1994 with the singles “Selling the Drama” and “Lightning Crashes,” originally split up in 2009, two decades after they formed in York, Pennsylvania. In 2010, Live’s non-singing members filed aagainst Kowalczyk alleging he’d entered into a publishing deal that they claimed owed them money. In 2012, Taylor, Gracey, and bassist Patrick Dahlheimer sued Kowalczyk via Action Front Unlimited for, objecting to the billing “Ed Kowalczyk, formerly of Live”; Kowalczyk countersued. That same year, they reunited, though with singer-guitaristIn 2022, Kowalczyk allegedly fired the other musicians, taking control of the band. While Kowalczyk toured as Live, the other musicians fought amongst themselves, with multiple lawsuits filed. The musicians settled their suits last year.Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star, Dead at 53 Following ALS Battlewith Shinn on vocals; the YouTube post said it was mixed by Taylor. Shinn is currently on tour with Dahlheimer playing bass, andin February. Meanwhile, Live, with Kowalczyk fronting a group of touring musicians, have dates scheduled throughout Canada in February and March.Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton Among 104 Names to Sign Open Letter Criticizing Berlin Film Festival for 'Silence' on Gaza: 'We Are Dismayed' Melania Reportedly Considering Moving Out After Report She & Trump Live 'Separate' Lives— 'She's Done'
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