TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoGibson hits Trump Guitars with cease and desist for resemblance to Les Paul body designconsequence.netexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down13
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkGibson hits Trump Guitars with cease and desist for resemblance to Les Paul body designconsequence.netTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoDo they have a legal leg to stand on? Plenty of brands sell guitars similar or identical to Les Pauls, Strats, SGs…
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoThere is some precedence with design similarities. Gibson went after Ibanez in the late 70’s for the headstock.
Do they have a legal leg to stand on? Plenty of brands sell guitars similar or identical to Les Pauls, Strats, SGs…
There is some precedence with design similarities.
Gibson went after Ibanez in the late 70’s for the headstock.