Posted on February 24, 2010, 3:49 pm, by Sandy Hutchens, under Legal, Politics.
UN envoy to help with name dispute
A mediator from the United Nations is staying with Macedonia and neighboring Greece for talks on solving a name dispute that has entangled the two in their relations for almost 20 years.
Matthew Nimetz says both governments are “dealing seriously” with the problem the time has come for solutions.
Greece says its Macedonia’s use of the name “Macedonia” denotes territory claims on Greece’s own northern region which is also called Macedonia. Athens has previously blocked Macedonia’s NATO membership, citing the disputation, and is threatening to do likewise with Macedonia’s efforts to join the European Union.
Nimetz spoke after talks today with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. He will visit with Greek representatives later this week.
The debate came into being after Macedonia peacefully separated from Yugoslavia in 1991.
A California judge ruled Wednesday that the surviving members of Sublime can’t use the band’s name anymore with new lead singer Rome Ramirez, reports Rolling Stone.
Jeremiah Reynolds, who represents Sublime’s late singer Bradley Nowell, told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday “The point we tried to make is that we encourage these gentlemen to go out and play,” referring to Ramirez and original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson.
“We think they’re great musicians. We just don’t think it’s appropriate to call a group that doesn’t have Bradley and has a new lead singer Sublime. It’s consistent with Brad’s intentions that we seek to protect the name. The court agreed that Bud and Eric and the new lead singer didn’t have the right to go out and call themselves Sublime.”
Nowell’s family claims that the late singer, who died in 1996 of a heroin overdose, trademarked the Sublime name ensuring it couldn’t be used without him, according to Consequence of Sound.
Sandy Hutchens presents video of 40 Oz. to Freedom-Sublime
