Netflix has released a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER (pictured) over the use of the "KPop Demon Hunters" name. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday (August 18) by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for DEMON HUNTER, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG P...
  • LordMayor@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    This is stupid. There are a lot of bands out there with the same name. Sometimes, they’ll add something generic to distinguish like “UK” if they are from the United Kingdom and the other is from the United States.

    Nobody outside of the niche Christian metal audience has ever heard of these guys. Nobody is seeing “KPop Demon Hunters” and thinking it’s them.

    • HeartyOfGlass@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Surely anyone searching for them would use, like, -kpop to remove those results. Or add metal band. Changing the name of the band isn’t even necessary.

      Just lookin’ for money.