{"id":379702,"date":"2026-07-20T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379702\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:44:10","slug":"ac-dc-targets-alleged-bootleggers-ahead-of-alamodome-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379702\/","title":{"rendered":"AC\/DC targets alleged bootleggers ahead of Alamodome concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The company with exclusive rights to sell AC\/DC<\/a> concert merchandise has sued unnamed alleged bootleggers, asking a federal judge to authorize the seizure of counterfeit T-shirts and other illicit merchandise expected to be sold outside the\u00a0Alamodome<\/a> during Friday night\u2019s concert.<\/p>\n

Such lawsuits are a common tactic used by concert merchandise companies, which often sue unidentified \u201cJohn Doe\u201d defendants before major shows because they say bootleg vendors typically appear only on concert day, sell counterfeit merchandise outside venues and disappear before they can be identified. The company is asking the judge to authorize the seizure of the merchandise if that happens.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed by Perryscope Productions LLC<\/a>, which holds the exclusive U.S. rights to sell AC\/DC concert merchandise, and Leidseplein Presse B.V., a Netherlands company that owns the band\u2019s trademarks<\/a> and other intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order authorizing U.S. marshals and other law enforcement authorities to seize and impound counterfeit AC\/DC merchandise sold within a 5-mile radius of the Alamodome and every remaining stop on the band\u2019s U.S. tour.<\/p>\n

In a supporting declaration, attorney Kenneth\u00a0Feinswog, who has overseen anti-counterfeiting programs for music merchandising companies for more than 40 years, said bootleg suppliers typically distribute merchandise to local sellers who take up \u201cmovable locations on the access roads or city blocks,\u201d refuse to identify themselves and \u201cdisappear into the night after the concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without a seizure order, he said, they \u201cwill siphon off tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars in sales per concert from AC\/DC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Official tour merchandise has become a significant revenue source for many touring artists, adding to the financial stakes of disputes over counterfeit goods.<\/p>\n

John Cave<\/a>, a San Antonio intellectual property attorney representing the plaintiffs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Antonio. As of Monday morning, it had not been assigned to a judge, and no hearing on the request for a temporary restraining order had been scheduled.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez declined at that stage to extend the seizure order across Bryan\u2019s nationwide tour. Instead, he said he would consider broader relief after the plaintiffs presented evidence that bootleggers were acting in concert across multiple tour stops. He also invited the plaintiffs to seek an extension to Bryan\u2019s next concert in Baton Rouge if they could demonstrate coordinated activity based on merchandise seized in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

After an April 7 preliminary injunction hearing at which no defendants appeared, Rodriguez expanded the order to cover the remainder of Bryan\u2019s 2026 tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The company with exclusive rights to sell AC\/DC concert merchandise has sued unnamed alleged bootleggers, asking a federal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-379702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}