Don't Be Cruel: Rights Management Firm Tells Vegas Wedding Chapels to Stop Using Elvis Presley Theme

[brooklynite]

Eye of the Flyer

Do you and your special someone want The King of Rock n’ Roll to marry you during an Elvis Presley-themed wedding in Las Vegas?

Well, there may be some “Crying in the Chapel.”

Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a brand management company holding Elvis Presley’s licensing and merchandising rights, reportedly sent cease-and-desist letters to wedding chapels in the Las Vegas area.

Why?

Those iconic Elvis-themed weddings apparently infringe on The King’s rights.

[musette_sf]

1. Just switch to

“Jesse Garon”

…ruh-roh, already been done
https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/vegas-elvis-jesse-garon-las-vegas/912b44b3ee5826b0.html

[LeftInTX]

2. Sorry, but ABG brands or whoever has been holding Elvis licensing and merchandise

Have had over 40 years to "Cry in the Chapel"

Case dismissed.....
Statute of limitations ran out..

[hlthe2b]

4. Yeah, there is a time limit for copyrigt infringment so I'd think this would be similar

Seems Elvis is largely in the public domain by now.

[TheRealNorth]

3. Pretty much bullshit in my mind..

The King is dead, and these people have been doing these weddings for at least 30 years. Now some fucking company wants to cash in on somone else's hard work.

This is as stupid as the World Wildlife Fund suing the World Wrestling Federation over "WWF".

Sucks for Elvis impersonators to see an income source go away.