BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, have been slapped with a "cease-and-desist" order by THE BEATLES' music publisher over their "unlwaful use" of the group's compositions "without authorization or license."

In the "notice of willful copyright infringement," Sony/ATV Music Publishing — a copyright owner and music publisher of "compositions written, individually and jointly, by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Richard Starkey" — claims that BEATALLICA's use of THE BEATLES' compositions "without the express authorization or license has caused and continues to cause substantial and irreparable injury amd is in direct violation of Sony/ATV's rights."

When METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was asked last year by Kerrang! magazine if he's ever heard BEATALLICA, he replied, "Yeah. I heard that. That was amazing. Someone put a lot of thought and talent into that man!" Asked if he was being sarcastic, he said, "No, not at all. I heard it online. It was about a year ago, or more. It was pretty amazing. It was pretty well thought out so I'm glad there's people like that in the world to do that and it's very entertaining for us, for sure!"

Y'a pas des droits spéciaux pour ce qui concerne la parodie (parce que ça en est quand même, là) ?

Il me semble qu'ils avaient déjà fait chier le monde pour les Rutles (enfin Mc Cartney en tout cas, pas Harrison qui y avait participé ).

C'est vraiment débile!

Je ne considère pas ce que que fait BEATALLICA comme une parodie mais comme un réel hommage aux BEATLES et à METALLICA.

C'est d'autant plus crétin qu'il ne doit pas y avoir le moindre pognon à tirer de ce groupe qui diffuse sa musique gratuitement.
Faudra qu'on m'explique le but de la manip' ...

- faire parler d'eux encore plus
- empècher que le phénomène prenne trop d'ampleur (bof)
- éviter que trop de personnes fassent le même genre de parodies
- emmerder le monde

Les Beatles et leurs histoires de droit, ça a toujours été du grand n'importe quoi...Ils sont déjà pétés de thunes, et visiblement ça ne leur suffit pas...

J'aurai été curieux de voir les réactions des uns et des autres si ça avait été du Metallica à la sauce Beatles et pas l'inverse

les Beatles ne detiennent plus les droits, c'est Michael Jackson qui les a racheté.
Il a surement besoin de pognons pour etouffer l'affaire dans laquelle il est actuellement

De toute façon, ce sont les plus riches qui font le plus chier les petits, Beatallica emmerde personne, qu'ils leur foutent la paix

C'est bien ce que je disais, c'est du grand n'importe quoi

C'est le principe de la propriété intellectuelle.
Je vois pas où est le problème. Que le groupe soit bon ou pas, rigolo ou pas, tout ça n'est pas à lui.
Mais peut être que dans vos boulots vous aimez que quelqu'un prenne votre travail, s'en serve et ne vous paye pas. Moi non.

Tu as raison sur le principe Rem.
Mais dans ce cas là, tous les cover-bands de la planète sont concernés.
Si BEATALLICA se fait du fric avec sa musique, qu'ils versent la part normale de droits qu'ils doivent payer.
Or, de le cas présent, ça semble ne pas être exclusivement un problème de cet ordre, comme si ces versions métalisées des titres de Lennon/McCartney dérangeaient ...

Je suis pour ma part persuadé que BEATALLICA peut donner envie à des jeunes de découvrir l'oeuvre des BEATLES.

Je trouve ça honteux qu on emmerde Beatallica, ces mecs diffusent gratuitement leurs morceaux sans rien demander à personne. Ils n ont donc pas assez de flouze! Si ça continue on va peut etre m emmerder parce que je fais des reprises de Metallica sans avoir demander les droits??

C'est juridiquement tout à fait possible.

On va pas t'emmeder parce que tu fais des reprises de Metallica. On va t'emmerder si tu les fais écouter.
@ Daffy : tous les cover bands SONT concernés. Normalement tous les groupes qui font des reprises en live déclarent les titres jouées à la SACEM (en France en tout cas). S'ils ne le font pas, ils sont dans l'illégalité.
Vous ne semblez pas admettre que le fait de TOUCHER l'oeuvre, qu'elle rapporte de l'argent ou pas, doit être autorisé.
Sinon, y a longtemps que la Joconde aurait des moustaches au Louvres.

Après je sais bien que dans ce cas là, c'est juste un délire d'avocats qui vient faire chier un groupe sympa. Peut être que si Mcartney avait encore les droits il ne les emmerderait même pas...

je vois pas comment on peut parler de propriété intellectuelle quand les droits n'appartiennent même plus aux compositeurs mais à un connard qui les a rachetés

Frontman Jaymz of BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, will be a special guest on "The Classic Metal Show" this Saturday, February 19. Jaymz will be on to discuss the recent "cease and desist" order that was slapped on the band courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and THE BEATLES. He will talk about the band's options for possible recourse, as well as how it feels to be legally threatened by the "suits" at Sony. Also checking in on "The Classic Metal Show" this week will be vocal legend Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, DEEP PURPLE). Turner will be on to talk about his new release, "The Usual Suspects", as well as his historic career with some of the most elite musicians in metal history. "The Usual Suspects" will be previewed on the show, as will the new release from ASTRAL DOORS, entitled "Evil Is Forever".

Lars Ulrich entre dans le débat. Sympa de sa part, meme si on ne peu pas s'empécher de penser que c'est ce meme mec qui a joué les fers de lance d'une des premieres attaques contre les mp3. Ca fait un beau grand équart.


BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, have issued the following update regarding the recent "cease and desist" order that was sent to their Internet Service Provider courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

"If you are seeing this news update, you are now aware of the cease and desist letter sent to our ISP [Internet Service Provider] by Sony. And that is just it. The cease and desist was sent to our ISP and not BEATALLICA or BEATALLICA, L.L.C. All we can say right now, is that we are looking into the matter and we will keep you all posted. Is there a chance our ISP could pull the site? Sure there is. Does Sony want the News, Music, Lyrics, and Merch sections removed? Yes, they do. This does not affect BEATALLICA's ability to perform live shows. More on that in just a bit.

"Let it be known that BEATALLICA, at this moment, is NOT getting sued by anyone in METALLICA or by any living Beatle. [BEATALLICA frontman] Jaymz actually had a conversation with Lars Ulrich since the cease and desist was sent and we're happy to say that the METALLICA camp is fully behind us and the integrity of BEATALLICA. Lars was very personable and we're thankful to have his personal time with all this. Over the last few dayz, there have been bangers from all over the world writing to us or writing on blogs/sites that have had concerns, comments, and rants about what is happening or what will happen. We do appreciate each and every one of you who is on our side, really. We know who our allies are and we look forward to extending relationships with the present folks who are Beatallibangers and Beatallibangers to come in the near future. We want to address the situation with the correct parties and come to a conclusion.

"We do have a concern about the site, of course. If any of you reading this want to be on our private email list, please let us know by writing: beatallica@sbcglobal.net. You can ask to be put on the list by writing into the bulletin board and starting a new post or by contacting us via the booking mail address as well. If the site goes down, the sbcglobal address will get you to us for email sign up, booking contact, merch contact, and everything else associated with BEATALLICA.

"More to follow on all of this, to be sure. We're getting quite the influx of requests for radio appearances, mag articles, and more. Thanks to Neeley from 'The Classic Metal Show' for all his help! www.theclassicmetalshow.com. Watch sites like Blabbermouth or look for updates in other areas of the media. But please remember, you will always hear the actual situation from us and we will keep you posted.

"So, other stuff. Because of our 'situation' that we want to clear up, we may be delaying the release of the mystery song. It's done, sounds great, and we're ready to release it. We do, however, want to make sure it's accessible to everyone and goes up with a bang and doesn't get lost in any sort of mumbo-jumbo. Can't wait for you all to hear it in whatever language. We are playing it out for upcoming shows, along with two other new songs. There's a lot of creative steam right now in BEATALLICA and we can't wait to bash with you all!

"Speaking of that, we do have show updates that will be on the Show section of the site. Here are the confirmed details as of right now: The Friday, March 4th show at Mainstage in Waukesha will be with CICERO YARD and ULTRA MAGNUS. A new show has been confirmed for Vnuk's Lounge in Milwaukee on Friday, April 1st. That is not only an appropriate date, but also the one year anniversary of the Gray Album. The Thursday, April 28th show at The Gasthaus at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is free, all-ages, and you can have beers if you're over 21­sweet! All BEATALLICA for 2 hours on that one. We do have a new show on Friday, April 29th at The Klinic Bar in Madison, WI with FLAT ATOM. Looking forward to getting back up there for sure. Lastly, in preparation for Milwaukee's Summerfest, we have Saturday, June 25th set for Vnuk's again with a TBA.

"Final news. BEATALLICA was nominated for a Wisconsin Area Music Industry award for 2005, www.wamimusic.com. It's a pleasure to be in that company as Jaymz has been with WAMI for some time now and his other projects are as well. The announcement on the winner comes out on Monday, April 25th.

"Hope we can rock you for years to come and that you can visit us and see our entire site, without being scourged, for as long as possible. Looking forward to seeing some and all of you soon. Thanks for being Beatallibangerz — YOKO UP YOUR ASS!!"

il n'a jamais été contre le mp3, ou contre le principe de distribuer de la musique via ce système, mais contre le fait que i disappear soit sur le net et diffusé partout dans le monde avant même qu'elle ne sorte officiellement et contre le fait de ne plus avoir le contrôle sur sa musique(la donner ou la vendre)!!!!

...ce qui l'a conduit à etre le fer de lance de l'affaire napster.

ouai mais ça a pris bcp plus d'ampleur que prévu ce truc là, enfin bref y'a une pétition à signer sur le site de beatallica!!!

BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, have had their web site taken down by their ISP (Internet Service Provider) in connection with the recent "cease-and-desist" order that was sent to BEATALLICA's ISP courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing (who own the rights to much of THE BEATLES' catalog). The web site will reportedly be down for at least the next 10 business days until BEATALLICA's counter-claim goes through. In addition, BEATALLICA's web site administrator has received a cease-and-desist notice that was similar to the one received by the group's ISP (ThePlanet.com) except that the new document includes a request for all hard and electronic copies of any music as well as an accounting of all sums received or earned in connection with the material.

Sony/ATV's order included a list of 17 BEATLES tunes that it claims the band has used without permission, including hits like "A Hard Day's Night" and "Ticket to Ride", as well as deeper album tracks like "Run for Your Life" and "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", according to OnMilwaukee.com.

The band and ThePlanet.com had complied by removing the content on its web site Beatallica.org and replacing it with a petition that it plans to forward to Sony Music.

Well over 2,000 people have already signed the petition, which was launched by U.K.-based BEATALLICA fan Sam Harris and asks, "We, the undersigned, request that Sony Music retract the cease-and-desist order placed on www.beatallica.org and www.beatallica.com and recognize the music of BEATALLICA as parody, which is legal in American law."

One fan who has made his support clear is METALLICA's Lars Ulrich.

"Yes, Lars Ulrich from METALLICA called me at home and we talked about the situation," BEATALLICA frontman Jaymz Lennfield (aka Michael "Tinker" Tierney) told OnMilwaukee.com. "He was very cool and the whole band has been extremely supportive. They're looking into how to best help us with the situation and any future situations. (DREAM THEATER drummer) Mike Portnoy started a forum on his site, too."

Lennfield says the actions aren't affecting the band's current status as a live act, and it isn't slowing down out of fear or cautiousness.

"In no way does all this crap affect live shows," he told OnMilwaukee.com. "We'll be bashing them out very soon. We look forward to 2005 as a fun year for us. We have a new tune ready to go; it's done and waiting for a secure home. We have material just waiting to be fleshed out and recorded for a follow up to 'The Gray Album'."

Une pétition pour Beatallica: http://www.petitiononline.com/p1gp0g/petition.html ...