Aggressive Action by the Zappa Family Trust
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We the undersigned petition the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) to cease and desist from making threats of legal action against FZ tribute bands, FZ fan sites, Zappa music festivals and other related activities that are designed first and foremost to honour and promote Franks music, despite not being approved by the ZFT.
While we applaud the work that the ZFT has done especially in recent years, with the Zappa Plays Zappa tours and the release of CDs & DVDs such as Buffalo, Wazoo and Baby Snakes we do not see those threatened by the ZFT as being in any way detrimental to Franks legacy. Indeed, while recognising that there truly can be no real substitute, we perceive any attempt to curb such alternative activities will be more likely to have a detrimental impact on the legacy.
We consider that the ZFT would be better targeting those who produce and sell Zappa bootleg recordings and pirate memorabilia of which there are a numerous examples on the Internet. If the ZFT are to unleash the lawyers, they should be aimed at them and not us - the truly devoted fans.
While we applaud the work that the ZFT has done especially in recent years, with the Zappa Plays Zappa tours and the release of CDs & DVDs such as Buffalo, Wazoo and Baby Snakes we do not see those threatened by the ZFT as being in any way detrimental to Franks legacy. Indeed, while recognising that there truly can be no real substitute, we perceive any attempt to curb such alternative activities will be more likely to have a detrimental impact on the legacy.
We consider that the ZFT would be better targeting those who produce and sell Zappa bootleg recordings and pirate memorabilia of which there are a numerous examples on the Internet. If the ZFT are to unleash the lawyers, they should be aimed at them and not us - the truly devoted fans.
3355 Signatures
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Gwyn H
- City/Town/Village
- London
- State/Country
- United Kingdom
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 79
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 18
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great googly m
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 2500+
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Kristoftof
- City/Town/Village
- Les Touches
- State/Country
- France
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 81
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 33
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Peter C
- City/Town/Village
- Knoydart
- State/Country
- Scotland
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 78
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 42
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Andrew G
- City/Town/Village
- Essex
- State/Country
- England
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- All
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 38
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Luc R
- City/Town/Village
- В
- State/Country
- В
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 150
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 33
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John T
- City/Town/Village
- Upland
- State/Country
- Ca
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- Every single one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 40 years
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David R
- State/Country
- Arizona
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 68
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brandon b
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 76
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 4
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Brian L
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Wolf N
- City/Town/Village
- Arcata
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 60 OR MORE
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- SINCE IWAS 7 YEARS OLD!!!! 30 YEARS..
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dave w
- City/Town/Village
- chicago
- State/Country
- Ill
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- every single one!
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 30 yrs
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Shannon R
- City/Town/Village
- Anaheim
- State/Country
- California
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 30
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 5
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Travis F
- City/Town/Village
- Richmond
- State/Country
- Virginia
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- about 20
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- for a while now
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Robert I
- City/Town/Village
- Mesa
- State/Country
- Az
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 33
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 36
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Tripp
- City/Town/Village
- Los Angeles
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- tons
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 30
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Elizabeth R
- City/Town/Village
- Tiverton
- State/Country
- RI
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- about 60 ish
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 15+
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Steve B
- City/Town/Village
- Abbotsford
- State/Country
- BC, Canada
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 71
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 25
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Christopher L
- City/Town/Village
- Austin
- State/Country
- Texas
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 12
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 13 years
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Don M
- State/Country
- MI
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- All
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 38
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Dave
- City/Town/Village
- CANTON
- State/Country
- MA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- Mostly everything on vinyl and everything on CD that doesn't have Flo & Eddie on it (though I have some of those, too) and a whole bunch of tapes that I made off the radio back when they played listenable music... Plus I have a lot of non-FZ recordings from cover artists (pffft gail)
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 33 (roughly)
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Larry P
- City/Town/Village
- Chicago
- State/Country
- Illinois
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Dave M
- City/Town/Village
- london
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- all of them
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- since 1971
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Kurt M
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Joel N
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- Every One
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Eric C
- City/Town/Village
- Vermilion
- State/Country
- Ohio
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- all but the last few in both formats (YCDTOSA and later only on CD)
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 31 years
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Gabriel S. F
- City/Town/Village
- Curitiba
- State/Country
- Brazil
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Stu M
- City/Town/Village
- Redondo Beach
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 75
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 29
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Michael R
- City/Town/Village
- Nashville
- State/Country
- TN
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- All of them...
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 25 years
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Julien G
- City/Town/Village
- Longueuil
- State/Country
- Quebec
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 32 (including Dweezil)
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- About 30 years now
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Dale P
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Mark A
- City/Town/Village
- Huntington Beach
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 18
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 11
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s. f
- City/Town/Village
- New York
- State/Country
- NY
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 2
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 41
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Chris M
- City/Town/Village
- Pontypool
- State/Country
- UK
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 60ish
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 40
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dan p
- State/Country
- MD
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 8
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- Since '74
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Greg
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- hundreds
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 28
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Jenny
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 20 plus
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Don
- City/Town/Village
- St. Charles
- State/Country
- MO
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 5
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 10
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Chris
- City/Town/Village
- Chicago
- State/Country
- IL US
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 57
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 31
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David L
- City/Town/Village
- Lafayette
- State/Country
- LA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- All official releases
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 31 years
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Thomas Arthur S
- City/Town/Village
- Madison
- State/Country
- WI
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- about 55
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- about 24
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Tenno A
- State/Country
- New York
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 22
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 27
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James S
- City/Town/Village
- Colt
- State/Country
- Arkansas
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- a bunch
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- since 1980 that would be 27 years.
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Siomon M
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Joe M
- City/Town/Village
- Reynoldsburg
- State/Country
- Ohio
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- Every one that I have ever seen available for purchase. Too many to count at this time.
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 28
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Nick G
- City/Town/Village
- Milltown
- State/Country
- United States
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- lots
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 12
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Kevin M
- City/Town/Village
- Mountain View
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 49 (and counting)
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 30 glorious years
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Joseph C
- City/Town/Village
- London
- State/Country
- UK
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 40 - 50 (on various formats)
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- Since I was born
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T. J
- City/Town/Village
- Los Angeles
- State/Country
- CA
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 12
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 35
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George R
- How many Official Zappa CDs/LPs do you own ?
- 25
- How many years have you been a Zappa fan ?
- 36
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