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Guess Who co-founders seek to dismiss lawsuit from Cummings and Bachman

Band members in struggle over control of legendary Canadian outfit害羞草研究所檚 name
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Burton Cummings, left, and Randy Bachman perform during a Canada害羞草研究所檚 Walk of Fame fundraising event in Toronto on July, 18, 2019. A lawsuit filed by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman against two of their former band mates in the Guess Who is being called 害羞草研究所渁 complete farce害羞草研究所 by the musicians who are seeking to see it dismissed. Drummer Garry Peterson and bassist Jim Kale filed a motion earlier this month asking a Los Angeles court to throw out allegations they害羞草研究所檝e infringed on the trademarks for the Winnipeg band. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

A lawsuit filed by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman against two of their former bandmates in the Guess Who is being called 害羞草研究所渁 complete farce害羞草研究所 by the musicians who are seeking to see it dismissed.

Drummer Garry Peterson and bassist Jim Kale filed a motion earlier this month asking a Los Angeles court to throw out allegations they害羞草研究所檝e infringed on the trademarks for the Winnipeg band.

Both musicians, who are founding members of the original act, were sued in October by Cummings and Bachman who allege they have assembled a 害羞草研究所渃over band害羞草研究所 to perform and release albums under the Guess Who name.

But Peterson and Kale say they害羞草研究所檝e been using the name for decades and claim their former bandmates have waited too long to file the trademark suit. They argue the statute of limitations has expired.

None of the allegations have been tested in court.

Cummings and Bachman say in their original suit that the Guess Who today is not the band people knew for the hits 害羞草研究所淎merican Woman害羞草研究所 and 害羞草研究所淭hese Eyes.害羞草研究所 They claim Kale has not performed publicly with the current Guess Who iteration since 2016, while Peterson appears 害羞草研究所渋nfrequently.害羞草研究所

Former Guess Who singer Cummings and guitarist Bachman are seeking in excess of US$20 million in damages.

In their motion for a dismissal, Peterson and Kale allege that Bachman and Cummings are seeking control of the Guess Who because they害羞草研究所檝e found that their solo names 害羞草研究所渄o not have the same recognition and do not garner the same commercial demand as the Guess Who,害羞草研究所 at least in the United States.

害羞草研究所淏achman and Cummings have tried to take the Guess Who name for themselves, despite having left the band decades ago and (Peterson and Kale) carrying on the band害羞草研究所檚 legacy,害羞草研究所 the motion says.

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