Basing a Band Name on a Movie Title

[adjusterjack]

I'll even take the ears and tail of the woman's silhouette.

I'm not sure you need to go that far since the ears and tail are very subtle but do add a certain something to the image.

It's actually more evocative of Julie Newmar's Catwoman than anything Disneyesque.

http://www.mechamelissa.com/wp-conte...r-catwoman.jpg

But I don't think you need to worry about DC Comics.

Who knows, I might even alter my name or spelling slightly to make it more different. Would that still be enough for Disney to sue me?

Amateur opinion: I think you are OK with the name.

Besides, Aristacatte already gets a ton of hits online. You don't want to lose that.

(assuming I actually became a known musician).

You already seem to be a known musician. And you certainly became more known today. :-)

But if you want to become even more well known I suggest putting yourself on IMDB and Wikipedia.

P.S. Thanks for the effort you put in. I wasn't expecting anybody to look me up, let alone listen to my music.

I'm sure I wasn't the only one.

[qwertyqueen]

Thank you everyone I decided to completely get rid of any cat-related images to be safe, but I am still using the black and white silhouette scheme as my artwork since that has nothing to do with Disney. I'll keep my name the way it is, unless anyone has any objections and strongly believes it's too risky.

[Mr. Knowitall]

Mars hasn't been able to shut down Eminem. Just sayin'.

[adjusterjack]

Thank you everyone I decided to completely get rid of any cat-related images to be safe, but I am still using the black and white silhouette scheme as my artwork since that has nothing to do with Disney. I'll keep my name the way it is, unless anyone has any objections and strongly believes it's too risky.

Consider registering Aristacatte as a "service mark" with the US Patent and Trademark office.

See the following article, particularly the section about Registering Your Stage Name:

http://hiphopthinktank.ca/trademark-...ic-stage-name/

Then go to the USPTO website for more information:

http://www.uspto.gov/