Truth in Music Advertising

The legislation was described by opposition attorney William L. Charron as contrary to the 1946 Lanham Act.[1]

Background

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The Crests, the Marvelettes, the Supremes.

http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202464450217/New-Jersey-Hit-With-Fees-Over-TruthinMusic-Law?slreturn=20170608204054

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2007/01/exposing_fake_bands_the_truth.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12712154

https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanyhodak/2016/05/25/the-supremes-mary-wilson-on-why-protecting-americas-musical-legends-must-be-a-priority/&refURL=&referrer=#5ce5bf683042

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/band-without-its-original-members-still-same-band-180955730/

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/nyregion/pop-music-there-are-oldies-and-there-are-new-oldies.html

http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/?encoreId=96&articleId=23185

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/singers-lobby-legislature-to-ban-musical-impostors/

https://books.google.com/books?id=xLYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=larry+marshak+drifters&source=bl&ots=SXxQZNdDH_&sig=u0ONhob3DsFS5wg1YUZ1J9e0ke8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi15Or50fbUAhUP7GMKHQJ0An04ChDoAQhJMAY#v=onepage&q=larry%20marshak%20drifters&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=FrcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=larry+marshak+drifters&source=bl&ots=AD8l5BLq_A&sig=ZgVCwaJMEGPP-426NCvmeTX4Yyc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi15Or50fbUAhUP7GMKHQJ0An04ChDoAQhQMAg#v=onepage&q=larry%20marshak%20drifters&f=false

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/01/22/oldies-but-not-goldies/333899de-d39a-487a-8ba8-e03c2743b790/?utm_term=.68c0c4ca85b8

https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jun/15/a-legal-battle-erupts-over-bands-using-original-na/

http://observer.com/1997/11/yaketyyak-original-coaster-fights-back-against-phonies/

http://blog.timesunion.com/chuckmiller/the-drifters-a-legacy-of-harmony/26399/

http://fairlawn.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/broke-trademark-thief-still-on-the-hook-for-24m-to-the-drifters/629167/

https://books.google.com/books?id=g-K5AwAAQBAJ&pg=SA12-PA40&lpg=SA12-PA40&dq=minnesota+%22truth+in+music+advertising%22&source=bl&ots=FSDaArOO8k&sig=9QFfuJYi7twfB6f8iGyveS2YtP4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJneXjhPnUAhUE6oMKHZo4AIsQ6AEIPDAF#v=onepage&q=minnesota%20%22truth%20in%20music%20advertising%22&f=false

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/2247326-say-goodnight-sweetheart-unnecessary-bill

http://savannahnow.com/2009-03-05/bill-seeks-guarantee-truth-music

http://recordcollectornews.com/2016/04/a-supreme-legacy/

http://delawarestatenews.net/entertainment/times-and-tastes-may-have-changed-over-the-past-55-years-but-pop-musics-jay-and-the-americans-remains-known-for-such-songs-as-cara-mia-come-a-little-bit-closer/

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10811680.2011.536495

http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/10/29/my_tunes/

https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb009Pg86QcC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=%22truth+in+music%22++missouri&source=bl&ots=mG6B-SN_yg&sig=W4uf24guoRRidzPKoe3LTLPC7Iw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj1pbOJ5_rUAhVBGWMKHTO2DUsQ6AEINTAF#v=onepage&q=%22truth%20in%20music%22%20%20missouri&f=false

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2006/11/28/truth-in-music

http://www.newsweek.com/truth-and-doo-wop-101751