Iconic punk group Sex Pistols are involved in another legal row after alleging that an ice cream company has copied their artwork and lyrics.
There may have been punk groups before they even formed, but The Sex Pistols are the genres most iconic band. Emerging in a Britain dominated by industrial action and prog rock bands, they seemed to stand for everything a conservative nation detested.
The battle between Sex Pistols and Britain reached a peak with the release of ‘God Save The Queen’. Timed to coincide with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, the single struck out against blind patriotism.
One of the most iconic British singles of all time, it was famously left off the chart countdown. Now the track is causing more controversy, with Sex Pistols alleging that an ice cream company have infringed on their copyright.
The London based company have created a new advert which features a picture of the Queen backed by a Union flag, with an ice cream spoon in her mouth and the words “God save the cream” written across her face.
Remarkably similar to Jamie Reid’s artwork for the ‘God Save The Queen’ single, the Sex Pistols’ legal team have leapt into action.
Icecreamists are understood to have received a letter from the band’s lawyers. The copyright over Sex Pistols’ music and artwork is held by the company Glitterbest, which initially registered a complaint in August.
The letter demands that Icecreamists stop using Sex Pistols influences in their advertising campaign. Speaking to Media Guardian the firm’s founder Matt O’Connor claimed he was surprised by the attention.
“We are a bit dumbfounded that a group that made its reputation for being banned is trying to ban one of our ice creams” he claimed.
Icecreamists also sell an ice cream cocktail call the Sex Pistol.
