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| Coachella asks MS Trust charity to change festival name | |
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| Lawyers for giant US arts and music festival Coachella have asked a UK charity to change the name of its online fundraising event "Couch-ella". | |
| MS Trust said lawyers for the US festival, held annually in the Californian desert, told it the "chella" suffix was trademarked. | MS Trust said lawyers for the US festival, held annually in the Californian desert, told it the "chella" suffix was trademarked. |
| The Hertfordshire charity said its festival would go ahead with a different name. | |
| Coachella has been contacted for comment. | Coachella has been contacted for comment. |
| Coachella is one of the world's biggest music festivals, last year attracting 250,000 people over two weekends, but will not take place this year due to coronavirus. | Coachella is one of the world's biggest music festivals, last year attracting 250,000 people over two weekends, but will not take place this year due to coronavirus. |
| MS Trust, based in Letchworth Garden City, supports anyone affected by multiple sclerosis, an incurable lifelong condition that affects the brain and spinal cord | MS Trust, based in Letchworth Garden City, supports anyone affected by multiple sclerosis, an incurable lifelong condition that affects the brain and spinal cord |
| Its online festival, which takes place on 22 August, will feature comedy, music, yoga, dance and arts for people to view from home. | Its online festival, which takes place on 22 August, will feature comedy, music, yoga, dance and arts for people to view from home. |
| Comedy character John Shuttleworth will perform and TV fitness star Mr Motivator will teach an exercise class. | Comedy character John Shuttleworth will perform and TV fitness star Mr Motivator will teach an exercise class. |
| MS Trust's chief executive David Martin said lawyers warned of "possible confusion" between the charity's event and the US festival. | MS Trust's chief executive David Martin said lawyers warned of "possible confusion" between the charity's event and the US festival. |
| "They asked us to reconsider our name and see if there was something else we could use to avoid confusion," Mr Martin said. | "They asked us to reconsider our name and see if there was something else we could use to avoid confusion," Mr Martin said. |
| "Half of me thought 'Shall we take them head-on?' but in reality when lawyers get involved it costs a lot and we didn't want to waste any of the charity's money." | "Half of me thought 'Shall we take them head-on?' but in reality when lawyers get involved it costs a lot and we didn't want to waste any of the charity's money." |
| He said the charity now had "something in common with P Diddy", as the rapper - real name Sean Combs - had to change the name of an event he dubbed "Combschella" in 2018. | He said the charity now had "something in common with P Diddy", as the rapper - real name Sean Combs - had to change the name of an event he dubbed "Combschella" in 2018. |
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