p2pnet news | Music:- The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, saying their name was used illegally in a Pepsi ad campaign.

“The dispute arises from the label’s use of the band in Pepsi Stuff, a promotion with the cola giant and website Amazon,” says the BBC.

The deal threatens the Pumpkins’ “artistic integrity,” according to breach of contract papers filed in Los Angeles, says the group.

Virgin had the rights to sell digital downloads of the band’s music, but not to use their name for promotional activities, says NME, adding:

“Smashing Pumpkins left the label when they disbanded in 2000, and have been with Reprise Records, a division of Warners, since they rebanded in 2005.”

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Also See:
BBC - Pumpkins sue Virgin over name use, March 25, 2008
NME - Smashing Pumpkins sue label over band name usage, March 25, 2008

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