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- Mikkamakka
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Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
No, it won't, since he'll be seen as the lawsuit-fixed weirdo of rock and roll, which appearantly he is.
- Mikkamakka
- Rep: 217
Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
Good to see Axl's housekeeper on a legal document concerning GN'R.
Boy she worked the last 15 years perfectly.
As much as I like to call Beta a housekeeper, she's now Axl's personal assistant, it's logical to send her a copy. (I'm not sure that housekeepers can do a personal assistant's job though.)
- myillusions
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Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
Axl Rose Accuses Dr Pepper of Malpractice
Natalie Finn Natalie Finn – Thu Nov 27, 12:34 am ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) – All is fair in Chinese Democracy, except when the citizens are denied the opportunity to drink what the Dr ordered.
Axl Rose, wholely mum when Dr Pepper announced that it would bestow a free 20-ounce bottle to all Americans when Guns N' Roses' years-in-the-making album finally dropped, is taking the company to task via his attorney after learning that not all customers were served.
The soft-drink slinger had arranged to bestow online coupons to any thirsty freebie-seeker who visited its website on Nov. 23, but the site crashed due to...well, high traffic brought on by people's insatiable desire for free stuff.
The promotion was extended for another day, but the site was reportedly unreachable for most of it.
And despite what surely is Rose's sympathy for those who have trouble meeting customer demand, his lawyer is calling the attention-getting ploy an "unmitigated disaster which defrauded customers."
In a letter to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc, Beverly Hills-based Alan Gutman demanded that the company extend the promotion and place full-page apologies in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
Calling the campaign an "exploitation of my clients' legendary reputation and their eagerly awaited album, Gutman wrote that "mocking undertones" in the Dr Pepper promotion made for a "raw and damaging commercial exploitation of our clients' rights," which was then made even worse by the "shoddy execution of your disingenuous giveaway offer."
Oh, and the band would like some money now, too.
Threatening further legal action if no reparations are made, Gutman requests "appropriate payment...for the unauthorized use and abuse of their publicity and intellectual property rights."
Dr Pepper declined to comment on Guns N' Roses' version of events.
Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
Update on above article:
In a statement to E! News, a Dr Pepper rep says: "For us, this was a fun giveaway that has always been about the fans, and we've taken great steps to fulfill it, including:
• Extending the window for the giveaway from 24 to 42 hours
• Adding a toll-free line to handle consumer requests for the coupons
• Setting up an interactive voice recorder to accept coupon requests
This was one of the largest responses we have ever received for a giveaway, and we're happy we were able to satisfy the thirst of so many Dr Pepper fans."
- Mikkamakka
- Rep: 217
Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
Dr. Pepper is bullshitting. It was a top secret giveaway without any press release before it, unlike their 'fun campaign' that were published everywhere.
Re: Axl PWNS DR. PEPPER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Axl Rose and the band are bubbling over with anger at Dr Pepper's botched soda giveaway.The Guns N' Roses singer is accusing the beverage maker of profiting from the band's name - and then bungling its promised giveaway of a free pop to every person in the United States.
The soft-drink maker said in March it would give a free pop to everyone in the country if the band's "Chinese Democracy" album were released this year. Notorious for being delayed since recording began in 1994, the album went on sale Sunday.
While the band finally made good with "Chinese Democracy," Dr Pepper did not, lawyer Alan Gutman, who represents Rose and the band, said in a letter to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. dated Tuesday.
The soda-maker's website malfunctioned during the 24 hours it offered the free pop to consumers Sunday, causing many fans to become upset, the lawyer said.
"The redemption scheme your company clumsily implemented for this offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of vocal fans, 'ruined' the day of 'Chinese Democracy's' release," Gutman wrote.
"Now it is time to clean up the mess."
The lawyer demanded a full-page apology in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal newspapers; an expanded time period to redeem the soda and "an appropriate payment to our clients for the unauthorized use and abuse of their publicity and intellectual property rights."
He did not say how much was being sought.
"Had you wished to engage in a commercial tie-in with our clients, you should have negotiated a legitimate relationship," he wrote.
A Dr Pepper spokesman did not address the demands, simply saying it was "a fun giveaway" that the company took great steps to fulfil.
The company extended the promotion by 18 hours through 6 p.m. ET Monday and set up a toll-free line and an interactive voice recorder to accept coupon requests because of demand, he said.
"This was one of the largest responses we have ever received for a giveaway and we're happy we were able to satisfy the thirst of so many Dr Pepper fans," he said.
The dispute comes after rapper 50 Cent sued Taco Bell Corp. this year, seeking $4 million in damages and claiming the fast-food restaurant chain used his name without permission in advertising asking him to change his name.
The rapper was upset by a print ad run by the Mexican-themed chain asking him to call himself 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent to help publicize its value menu. His real name is Curtis Jackson.
