If anyone is interested, I wrote a Law Review article when I was in law school in Southern California about the practice of "fake" groups touring utilizing the name, reputation and legacy of groups such as The Drifters, The Marvelettes and [[naturally) The Platters, who had no right to their own names. I wrote this back in 2000 when there were no state laws yet which protected the original members [[and the public) from such exploitation. At the time, because I knew that Mary Wilson had an "anti-impostor" clause in her touring contracts, in which she could refuse to perform if any groups on the bill with her didn't have at least one original member, I sent a copy of the article to her and she responded with interest. If anyone wants a copy, I can either post it if the forum allows for that or send a copy to you in PDF format. I think you might find it interesting.
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