Jon “Bowzer” Bauman is on a crusade to stop what he calls a sophisticated form of identity theft: “Impostor” music bands stealing the names of the real deal. Bauman, a former member of the band Sha Na Na now with the Pennsylvania-based Vocal Group Hall of Fame, testified before a Maryland Senate committee in support of a “Truth in Music” act targeting false, deceptive and misleading musical affiliations.
Victims of identity theft often spend years and lifetimes sorting out the damage. Is it really fair to characterize impostor bands as identity theft?
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