New law makes it illegal to pose as musical group
It’s hard to believe that just anyone could pass themselves off as The Supremes - the 1960s group formed by musical divas Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and the late Florence Ballard.But that’s just what Wilson has found over the years.
“I’ve spent a couple of million dollars trying to sue these people. There are no laws to stop them,” Wilson said in a telephone interview from Las Vegas early last week.
But as of Wednesday, any of those “fake” groups trying to pass themselves off as original artists in Pennsylvania will face hefty fines.
Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law the “Truth in Musical Advertising Act” last week. The bill was introduced two years ago by state Sen. Bob Robbins of Greenville, R-50th, who became aware of the problem through his affiliation with the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon. People passing themselves off as original music acts without any original members can be fined $ 5000 to $ 15000 in Pennsylvania.
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