Bad Wolves Sues Their Ex-Lead Singer for Copyright Infringement
Better Noise Music has sued Tommy Vext, ex-lead singer of Bad Wolves, for copyright infringement. It’s the latest turn in the legal battle between Vext and his former recording company, the outfit that helped create and continues to promote Bad Wolves, and it comes weeks after Vext filed suit against the head of the label.
Vext is accused of infringing on the label’s intellectual property by allegedly posting unreleased recordings and videos related to Bad Wolves without the company’s permission, according to ThePRP and CMU; he’s also accused of trying to hamper the Bad Wolves trademark. Related Better Noise business entities Five Nineteen Music Publishing and 10th Street Entertainment are also named as plaintiffs in the case.
The plaintiffs say Vext, “motivated by greed and his oversized ego,” has “claimed that he owns Bad Wolves and has a right to block the remaining members from recording and releasing music under the name.”
They continue, “Vext‘s retaliatory conduct is getting worse by the day. Now, he is promoting his own ‘tour’ using the confusingly similar name ‘B@D W8LV3S’ in a blatant attempt to confuse concertgoers.”
