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The Eagles Settle Lawsuit With Real-Life 'Hotel California' Establishment
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 19 January 2018
A Mexican establishment calling itself 'Hotel California' had attempted to register the term as a trademark in the U.S.
Rock legends The Eagles have settled a lawsuit against a Mexican establishment calling itself ‘Hotel California’, the name of the group’s biggest and most famous hit.
Both sides agreed to drop their respective legal actions after the hotel’s owners withdrew their application to trademark the name ‘Hotel California’ in the United States.
The owners “flatly denied” any wrongdoing when the lawsuit was originally brought against them in the middle of 2017, and said that any confusion was hard to fathom, but on Friday (January 19th), the Eagles’ lawyer Thomas Jirgal said that the case has now been settled “by mutual agreement”.
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Eagles Take Legal Action Against Mexican Establishment Named 'Hotel California'
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 May 2017
Hotel California gets sued by Eagles for trademark infringement.
A hotel in Mexico is under fire after The Eagles filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement. The hotel in question is named 'Hotel California' like the band's favourite 1976 song and the band are seeking an injunction and an as yet unspecified amount of money in damages.
The veteran rockers are not happy that the so named 'Hotel California' in Todos Santos, Mexico is making money from leading guests to believe that they are in some association with the Eagles, and that they are using the business to profit on selling band merchandise.
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The Eagles And James Taylor: Honourees Named At Emotional Kennedy Center Honors
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 December 2016
It's the Obamas' final Honors as President and First Lady.
The 39th annual Kennedy Center Honors this weekend was a important one. President Barack Obama and First lady Michelle Obama were in attendance for their final time as leaders of the nation, with 'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert hosting the event for the third time.
Frey’s death was announced in a statement, posted to the band’s Facebook page on Monday. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016,” the band wrote.
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'History Of The Eagles' Concert Tour Coming To The UK And Ireland In May 2014
Posted on11 November 2013
The Eagles Documentary Launches With London Premiere
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 26 April 2013
Drummer hopes that the doc will act as a "tutorial" to today's bands
The Eagles were in London for the premiere of a new documentary that charts the band’s career until their first split and then again from when they re-formed in 1994. The documentary has been split into two parts to reflect the two eras of The Eagles career, and the band’s drummer Don Henley was on hand to reflect on what’s been a crazy ride for the multi-million selling soft rock group.
"We're all proud of the work we did, and that's what it really shows me” he reflected to Sky News at the premiere, "We played hard certainly, but we worked hard as well. That's the way we got where we did. We all have a good work ethic. We come from blue-collar working class families and we learned how to get the job done."
Henley was aware of the legacy that The Eagles had, but was humble in saying that he hoped the documentary would prove a good lesson for today’s bands – for better or worse. "I hope it's a good tutorial for them” he said. "Nowadays you have all these TV shows where you become an instant star - and I don't know if that's a good thing. Five minutes has turned into five seconds now." The DVD of the documentary comes out on April 29th.
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