German Court Allows Frank Zappa Festival To Continue
Found on Techdirt on Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Frank Zappa's widow, Gail Zappa, has been rather aggressive over the years in "protecting" the intellectual property associated with Frank Zappa and his music. Most recently, she tried to stop the very popular Zappanale festival, held each year in Bad Doberan, Germany.
Gail Zappa apparently was quite upset by this, and sued the organizers for trademark infringement, demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars for daring to celebrate her husband's music without a license.
Sounds like a certain someone is trying to squeeze every possible cent out of her husband's name. Perhaps getting a job would distract her from the harsh reality in which she won't get a free life just because Frank made music.