He explained the extra 'e' in Screeech was needed because of copyright laws, since he does not own the rights to the name or character.
As of March 2008, Everett owns the original vehicles and the trademark to the name.
This band owned the legal right to the name and began legal proceedings forcing "twig" to change their name.
Franchiser owns the right to the name or trademark and sells that right to a franchise.
However, there already existed another band in the UK that owned the rights to the name.
They parted ways and the record company that claims to own rights to the name of the group sided with the singers.
In the simplest form, a franchiser owns the right to the name or trademark and sells that right to a franchisee.
There was also a Chicago based heavy metal band named Stonehenge that actually owned the trademark to the name.
Originally planning to be a reunion, Martinez owned the original rights to the name.
After signing with the label, they were forced to change their name due to a recording studio owning the copyright to the same name.