ABBA Tribute Act in Legal Wrangle

Former ABBA superstars Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are taking legal action to force bosses of a British tribute show, currently called Thank You For The Music, to change its name.The songwriters from the 1970s supergroup have ordered director Mike Taylor to surrender the trademark Thank You For The Music and not use any other ABBA songs as the touring concert's title.He complains, "The last legal action cost me $32,300 (£17,000) I can't afford to do this again. I've now spent thousands of pounds changing the names on everything, from posters to tickets."I couldn't believe it when, literally the day after it was all done and dusted, I received another solicitor's letter saying Bjorn and Benny don't want us to use the new name either."I'd gone through all the correct channels and registered the name as a trademark. We make it clear we're not the real ABBA but a tribute show."

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