Burger King Files Lawsuit Against Slipknot

Band Photo: Slipknot (?)
According to MTV.com, Burger King has filed a lawsuit on Friday against Slipknot in Miami federal court, seeking a judgment that their use of the mock metal band, Coq Roq, "does not violate any rights, including rights of publicity or trademark rights" of Slipknot. A spokesperson for the band had no comment, and a rep for Burger King could not be reached by press time.
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11. writes:
What I don't get about all of this is that Slipknot is suing a mock band called coq roq that wears chicken head gear for having a similar sound and look . . . does that mean corey that you consider slipknot very similar to coq roq . . . well if you think you sound like that then yay for you buddy



15. writes:
Well it seems that hopefully Slipknot will learn their lesson and raise their IQ by 1 point, for the stupidity they have caused. And no, I meant the lawsuit, not the music, hahaha, thats another awful story...
I really don't understand why Slipknot chose to do this. Maybe its because they thought they were on a power and money trip, thinking they could do whatever stupidity they wished because they're rich and they think they're the best band in the world (Yeah right...). Well now they're messing with a corporate giant that could swallow them hole and their record company too if they wanted.
Why couldn't they have just sent a complaint to burger king instead? Why jump to the lawsuit anyway? Well it will be funny how they get out of this mess.
16. writes:
Well i've seen "coq roq" and before this legal battle ever began i said those guys look a lot like slipkot even the mask designs are similar. They don't resemble GWar,los straightjackets, marilyn manson, kiss, the spits, ICP, mushroom head, or eny other band who wear masks they resemble slipknot.
Well if i was in slipkot i would be p***ed because apperently burger king asked knot if they wanted to appear in an add for burger king and they refused so burger king j8ust made a band that resembles knot. I also read that knot was p***ed because some idiots think that slipknot and coq roq are the same band and call thier local radio station asking to hear "bob your head" by slipknot, but "bob your head" is the song slipknot sings in the BK add.
I really don't care who wins.

18. writes:
i cant wait to see the follow up law suit when slipknot sues any one with 2 hands or 2 feet as well...for jocking them.........jesus christ.......aside from that what else would u xpect from a group of grown ups whos target audience has slipped to 9th graders and under.... i used to like them WAY back in the day..but man..what selling out does to somone........OBVIOUSLY isnt pretty!



24. writes:
Slipknot should be ashamed.What the hell are they trying to prove?!I bet Corey woke up one day and said "I'm gonna be a big fag today and sue someone for no real reason at all!" I love Slipknot, but this is f***ing ridiculous.
PS-Vol. 3 is their best effort to date



28. writes:
Sh1tknot can suck a fat one because all they're doing this for is money. Not only does their music suck, they're also pathetic sub-life forms who refer to their fans as "maggots." Before you know it, Corey and co. are going to sue every kid who wears a creepy looking Halloween costume. I want Sh1tknot and their fans to be gathered and dropped on an unpopulated island so a nuclear bomber can fire a nuclear cruise missile at the island, therefore raising the inteligence of the American genepool.
F*** Sh1tknot.
Long live Slayer.


30. writes:
i personally like slipknot but this crap is so damn weak. for a band thats supposed to be past mainstream bands they sure are acting like a bunch a b******. id understand if this was good charlotte because good charlote is a pop/b***** band. its really disappointing. oh yea they only had 3 good songs... duality three nil and blister on that crappy album.


33. writes:
this is sooo retarded!! and who ever thinks that coq roq is slipknot should be taken into the street and shot...they obviously dont have the intelligence to decipher the two...i surprised they can even tie their shoes..haha..as for slipknot..they just lost the very ..very... very little respect i had left for them....a bunch of rich fake a$$ rock stars they are now...blllllluuaagg ...thats me puking


37. writes:
yeah hombre get yer sh** straight.......
As deathbringer said, this does make for free publicity until (if) this thing lands in a courtroom, from there you'll watch Slipknots interest in this affair decline as it begins to cost them $$$$$$$......
The most entertaining aspect of this is that the whole coq-roq campaign will end the second BK stops making the f***ing chicken fry things. Which likely won't last forever......Worse, coq roqs sound is more derivitve of the group-vocal shout stylings of 80's hair metal than the rumble stomp roar sing blast of Slipknots sound The visual more Gwar than Slipknot.....sad.....
Metals king pins are losing their f***ing minds......The Osbournes (never had minds to begin save for Ozzy who destroyed his) d***inson is living up to the first half of his name, Slipknot are acting like f***ing babies and Dave Mustaine went from fairly humble to uber-ego centric maniac....
sigh.....

38. writes:
This lawsuit against slipknot is as stupid as Britney Spears having a tv show, then b****ing about how she doesn't have any privacy(what a dumbass). I like Slipknot, but I hope they are laughed at in court.
Chicken Fries are just thin lanky chicken nuggets. What's the big deal about them? I had some tonight, but they were safeway brand, and probably cost less...




42. writes:
to post 36..you have to file a lawsuit before you can be counter sued...slipknot THREATENED to sue that dosent mea sh**...thats like you stepping on my foot and me saying if you do that again ill kick your ass.....am i going to do it no ..i just want to scare you so you dont do it again. slipknot just didnt want to be mocked so they tried to intimidate the bk lounge thats all....THEY NEVER FILED A FUKKIN LAWSUIT

44. writes:
Whoa! Take it easy "kornknot". My most humble apologies for my incorrect use of structured judicial terminology. My post wasn't meant to be taken as lash back for your comment. Let me reword my last post. “Hate to say it kornknot, but it was Slipknot who wanted to sue BK first. BK then filed a lawsuit claiming that their use of the mock metal band, Coq Roq, ‘does not violate any rights, including rights of publicity or trademark rights’ of Slipknot.” Why can't comments be made here without such hostility? Geez!


47. writes:
CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG PEOPLE. BUT U GOTTA ADMIT, ALL THIS IS QUITE SILLY I MEAN "COQ" ROQ. COME ON. AND SLIPKNOT DOES KICK A**. AT LEAST THE FIRST TWO ALBUMS. MOSTYL 1ST. ANY1 WHO CLAIMS THEY'RE INTO METAL AND DOESN'T LIKE SLIPKNOT IS A DISGRACE.......... JUST KIDDING. U'R ALL ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN OPINION........................NOT






55. writes:
hey kornknot sorry to say this but if u heard what slipknot says about themselves in interviews. they say that they are more thasn an image they are not just a freak show, their masks represents them or somethin like that. and you dont have to be a "maggot" in order to no crap about slipknot. this is just a general clarification. im not fan of slip be cause i personally dont like to be called but thats another topic for another time.







63. writes:
i know its not their main concern...your looks dont get you platinum records.but is what i was saying is they were defending their looks...and by the way they did give a company rights to sell replica masks..so they do make money off of that also....but i would do the same thing so im not going to say their sell outs.........you know what they say....ITS ALL ABOUT THE BENJIMANS



67. writes:
Slipknot's illustrious command of the english language is made evident periodically throughout their CDs. Poignant wisdom and astute observations are fused fluidically in every verse. Each new song brings the depth of their artistic vision to new levels, and I profess that Burger King has exhibited a deficency in judgement with their lawsuit. The aforementioned lawsuit provides credence to the asertion that corporate bigwigs lack the vision to see past a pane of glass.







77. writes:
Burger King has set up on this site called myspace (you guys probably heard of it since everyone and their mama seems to have a myspace page now), anyways they tried advertising for burger king on there. I think they did target nu metal, hardcore, fuax punk, a few metal fans to befriend so they could attempt to advertise on their page. The person representing BK was rather annoying always posting bullentin saying: The King commands you to comment. I messaged the guy telling him to stop bullentin hogging & being such a jerk, after that he stopped posting bulletins. Because of this guy even before Burger King vs Slipknot (which is hilarious) I stopped eatting their food. Besides Sonic is better.

78. writes:

79. writes:
dude. all the slioknot cds kicked @$$ and this whole case sucks @$$. its food. food is good. dont sue it. anyone who knows slipknot and saw the chicken fries commercial would know that that is not slipknot. People are f****king stupid and blind. vol 3 was killer. hehehe.... burgerking....hehehe....... lawsuit...... hehehe this is great. coq roq sucks @$$



83. writes:
Post 67: You sound like a huge nerd. You probably used a thesaurus or some sh** like that when righting your f***ing post.
As for the f***ing topic, they did copy like 3 of the f***ing masks. So stop being p***ies and crying because they sued BK. Like you internet nerds have any balls anyways.




88. writes:
to post 75, i totally agree with u, ronald mcdonald sold out so bad, when he stopped being a badass and started doing more mellow stuff, like coming into mcy-d's every saturday. thats when i stopped being a fan, totally ruined it for me. AND WAT THE f*** IS THAT PURPLE THING!!!!

90. writes:
post 88 made me giggle, funny stuff.....Grimmace will always be a mystery...My theory is he's a purple chicken Mcnugget.
To almost everyone else.
BurgerKing isn't trying to attract the metal crowd via a "cool" band!.....
Their making a mockery of the genre so people think:
"Hehe, Burgerkings funny.....mmmmm, chicken fries.......(*drool*)
Next thing you know your out $5.37 and four pounds heavier.

91. writes:
Hey Guys, They have every right to sue, being as they do have a good reason, I even thought it was slipknot at first, sounds like Corey Tayelor, Sounds Like all of slipknot, they are even using the same Riffs as used in slipknot songs, thier guitars are dropped into slipknot's tuning, and they are wearing strangly similar masks, and by the way, SLIPKNOT AND VOL3: SUBLIMINAL VERSES are thier best albums, IOWA and MFKR are'nt that great.




95. writes:
Ok Coq Roq was moking slipknot, its kinda funny that one of those fa**ot chickens had a MICK THOMPSON mask, it is true corey taylor is a sell out , it goes from Good MFKR(Which is actually death metal, if anyone isnt a nu metal fag) then good S/t, then alright i guess, IOwa, and then f***ing sell out sh**ty, i mean who sells skateboards with there logos on it, lol, but im on slipknots side on this one

97. writes:
I'm not a big fan of either Burger King or Slipknot, but at least Burger King has marginally good chicken products, Slipknot has nothing. I bet that stupid clown in the band, Shawn Crahan, will sue McDonalds for their mascot, Ronald McDonald.
F*** Sh1tknot.
Cannibal Corpse rules.









107. writes:
Listen up brian on Sep 7, 2005 Learn to spell before u diss some one stupid ass.. I like slipknot but when bands get sue happy it takes away from THE F****ing MUSIC... I should kick ur ass.. Just For the FUN OF IT.... NOW THATS METAL.... U got a lot to LEARN!!!


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1. dzimmy writes:
slipknot come on who cares it's f***ing coq roq besides those chicken fries eat d***