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Judgement in Saxon case
The ongoing legal action between the original members of the band Saxon has finally resulted in a Judgement regarding the trademark.
Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson, now performing as Oliver/Dawson Saxon, have won the action brought against them by Biff Byford regarding the trademark to the name ‘Saxon’. Byford tried to have the trademark invalidated on the grounds of Passing Off and Bad Faith, however the court found against him on both counts. Oliver & Dawson were represented in the case by the manager of Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Rupert Withers, who despite having no legal qualifications, believed in the situation and acted as a litigant in person on their behalf.
The result of this case means that the trademark ‘Saxon’ is still owned by Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson. It proves that contrary to certain propaganda stories in the press, Oliver/Dawson Saxon have a legitimate claim to use the name.
The timing on the judgement is good, with Oliver/Dawson Saxon having just finished a very successful UK tour with Dio, and with 2003 being the 25th anniversary of Saxon. Oliver/Dawson Saxon intend to continue working hard and will be touring and recording again next year. However this does not mean that Oliver/Dawson Saxon will be changing their name back to Saxon. As Oliver & Dawson have maintained throughout the case, Saxon is the band made up of the original 5 members, and as such they are not attempting to confuse or mislead the fans into thinking that they are the same band.
Oliver/Dawson Saxon’s new live DVD ‘Rock has Landed’ is coincidentally released this week by Angel Air Records.
For more information, please contact Rupert Withers at Assassination Music on 44 1494 862770 or email rupert@assassination.co.uk
01.Power And The Glory - 02.Rock And Roll Gypsies - 03.Strong Arm Of The Law - 04.Past The Point - 05.Dallas 1PM - 06.747 (Srangers In The Night) - 07.The Eagle Has Landed - 08.Bitch Of A Place To Be - 09.One More For The Road - 10.Motorcycle Man - 11.Wheels Of Steel - 12.Devil Rides Out
News from Angel Air Records
DVD / VIDEO 「 IT'S ALIVE 」 は、Angel Air Records より 11月18日にリリースを予定しています。
Special Thanks to Rupert Withers
DIO invites Oliver/Dawson Saxon members on stage
Oliver/Dawson Saxon have been appearing a special guests to Dio on their recent UK tour, and on the last night, at Portsmouth Pyramids, a special event took place.
Dio personally asked Graham Oliver to come onto stage and perform ‘Rainbow in The Dark’ as the final encore. As they started playing, Wardi (vocalist with Oliver/Dawson Saxon) made his way to the front of the audience, and Dio pulled him up on stage. According to members of Dio’s band (which included Jimmy Bain and Doug Aldridge) the only other guitarist that Dio has ever asked to join them on stage is Rudolf Schenker from the Scorpions, and has never invited another singer to duet with him.
The occasion had added meaning for Graham Oliver. Dio performed at Manchester with Rainbow on October 6th 1976, where Graham went to see him perform. The very next day Graham had his accident, where he lost his finger, and was told that he would never play guitar again. That prophesy did not come true, as is apparent, but what was strange was that the fact that in 2002, the date that Dio performed in Manchester with Oliver/Dawson Saxon was October 6th! So Graham was performing on stage with his hero exactly to the day that he was told that he would never play again.
For more information, please contact Rupert Withers at Assassination Music on 01494 862770, or email rupert@assassination.co.uk
OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON は、DVD / VIDEO 「 IT'S ALIVE 」 を 10月中旬にリリース予定です。詳細は決まり次第発表します。
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Sanctuary Records / CMDDD391
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