The Real Postal Service Sings Cease-and-Desist
Posted on November 10, 2004
Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard's Band The Postal Service, named after their preferred mode of musical correspondents, was sent a cease-and-desist order in 2003, as reported in the New York Times, from the actual US Postal Service for infringing on their registered trademark. Wait, it gets strange.
"The outcome was as unusual as the band itself: this week the United States Postal Service - the real one, as in stamps and letters - signed an agreement with Sub Pop granting a free license to use the name in exchange for working to promote using the mail. Future copies of the album and the group's follow-up work will have a notice about the trademark, while the federal Postal Service will sell the band's CD's on its Web site, potentially earning a profit. The band may do some television commercials for the post office."
"The group also agreed to perform at the postmaster general's annual National Executive Conference in Washington on Nov. 17. The attendees might not realize what a rare treat they are in for since the Postal Service does not play many gigs."
"The group also agreed to perform at the postmaster general's annual National Executive Conference in Washington on Nov. 17. The attendees might not realize what a rare treat they are in for since the Postal Service does not play many gigs."
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