Groups can only sue for libel if they are incorporated. Are big rock groups usully incorporated?
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Woah-- the last answerer is right. Who told you this? Any entity can generally sue and be sued, even if it is not incorporated. A partnership, an LLP, an LLC, and an unincorporated association can all be sued. As to rock groups, it doesn't much matter if they're incorporated or not. Incorporation matters because it shields the individuals from personal liability. However, the rock stars will have lots of money, so you can recover from them personally, or from their corporation. If the members of the group made libelous statements, they will be directly individually liable; the corporation has nothing to do with it. If they are incorporated, the corporation may be primarily liable with the individuals secondarily liable (or vice versa), but you will never be allowed to recover "double," so from the plaintiff's perspective it doesn't matter. As to the rock group suing as a plaintiff, incorporation is unnecessary because plaintiffs can be joined and sue as a group in their individual names; being incorporated doesn't add anything. (Instead of "Rock group, Inc." as the plaintiff, the lawsuit will just say "Rocker A, Rocker B, Rocker C, and Rocker D, plaintiffs," and this accomplishes basically the same thing.)
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