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This is probably the only time we’ll ever write a post necessitating a “ska” tag, but we’re suckers for any story that combines a multi-national conglomerates, copyright infringement, and a horn section:

LONDON –Coca-Cola Co. may be making an unsigned London ska band famous in Argentina, but the band isn’t happy about it.

The band, called 7 Seconds of Love, says Coke used their song “Ninja” and the video that goes with it without permission in a South American commercial for Coca-Cola Light.

The band learned of the advertisement when a fan asked about it. The discovery, lead singer Joel Veitch said, led to “righteous fury followed by deep irritation.”

The band can’t afford legal action, but it looks as though Coca-Cola is going to look into the ads, meaning 7 Seconds Of Ska could get some keep-yer-trap shut moolah–good news, since they’re probably going to be in for some legal troubles of their own once these guys find out about it.

Ska band irritated by Coke commercial [AP via Matablog]
7 Seconds Of Love [MySpace]

 
By Brian Raftery at 8:24 AM on Thu Jan 4 2007
  • miryam


    7 Seconds of Love aren't *all* ska. Ninja is a ska song, but there are others that are less ska-y. Anyway, Joel Veitch is awesome and his animations on rathergood are also awesome.

  • The Velvet Blog


    SordidPuppy: Coca-Cola Light is what they call Diet Coke pretty much everywhere but the U.S.

  • SordidPuppy


    coca-cola light? is that an imaginary soft drink?

  • jlynch3


    btw... Joel Veitch is not an unknown quanity in the advertising industry; he's the infamous flash animator who created the spongemonkeys for Quiznos, the angry kittens Immigrant Song, among others.

  • Subinev


    don't you mean face-stomping trouble?

  • Jude


    "Ska band irritated by Coke commercial". Ha! Yet somehow they find Ska itself tolerable? Zany, zany people.

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