Dear kukul47-ga,
Thank you for your clarification but I now believe that the Band Aid
Charitable Trust may not be the holders of the copyright and therefore
cannot answer your question.
As I stated, the Band Aid Charitable Trust is still fully operational
and still making donations to Ethiopia and surrounding areas ? as you
will see from the articles referred to at the end of this answer.
In the UK, the Charity Commission is responsible for the supervision
of Registered Charities.
This is an extract from their database.
Band Aid Charitable Trust
Mr D Williams
BDO STOY HAYWARD
8 Baker Street
London
W1U 3LL
don.williams@bdo.co.uk
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=292199
This address, is that of a Chartered Accountants. I telephoned their
office this morning. Mr Williams was not available. I indicated I was
seeking information on the ownership of the Band Aid / Live Aid Logos.
They indicated Mr Williams could deal with that, or in his absence,
Mr Joe Cannon (sic). I called again this afternoon and neither were
available. However, the person I spoke to did raise the doubt that the
Trust may not own the copyright. You may find it worthwhile talking to
them as they may have some information.
Telephone: 020 7486 5888
Fax: 020 7487 3686
Email: london@bdo.co.uk
Address: 8 Baker Street, London, W1U 3LL
A search of the U.S. Copyright Office database indicates that the logo
may be owned by the Live Aid Foundation. I do not know if it this the
particular logo to which you are referring. The agent for the
Foundation is Worldwide Sports & Entertainment, Inc. I have not been
able to trace the company after 1997. I am unable to state if they
have gone into bankruptcy / merged / taken over by any other company.
http://www.copyright.gov/records/
Registration Number: VA-204-012
Title: Live Aid, July 13th.
Imprint: [Great Britain : s.n., 19--]
Description: advertisement.
In: The London standard, June 12, 1985, p. 16
Claimant: the Live Aid Foundation
Created: 1985
Published: 12Jun85
Registered: 2Aug85
Title on © Application: Live Aid logo.
Item 1 OF 1 V2233 P187 THRU 189 (COHD)
Date Recorded: 12Jan87
Date Executed: 26Aug86; 5Sep86; 26Sep86
Assignor: Worldwide Sports & Entertainment, Inc., as agent for Live
Aid Foundation.
Assignee: Live Aid Foundation.
Note: Assignment.
The following articles may be of interest
http://www.unicef.org/somalia/sacb/press/p171297g.html
http://www.cyberspace7.btinternet.co.uk/geldofnews5.htm
http://www.computerdesk.com/aid/landis.htm
I am sorry that I cannot take this further, perhaps another researcher may
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