The Hotel California was, according to a case filed against it by legendary rock band The Eagles, living it up a little too much.
有一家加州旅馆，据起诉它的传奇摇滚乐队老鹰乐队说，致敬经典过了头了。
The rock band sued the Mexico-based hotel, which shares a name with the band's iconic 1976 song, resulting in a settlement Thursday.
这支摇滚乐队状告了这家墨西哥风情的旅店，它的名字和乐队1976年的成名曲同名，于周四他们达成了和解协议。
The settlement's terms were not disclosed.
协议的条款没有被披露。
The Eagles accused the Hotel California, located on the Baja California peninsula, of trying to trick visitors into thinking that it is one and the same as the "lovely place" of its most-successful song.
老鹰乐队状告这家位于巴哈加利福利亚半岛的加州旅馆，因为它试图让游客们误认为它就是那首名曲里唱的“迷人的地方”。
In court documents, the rock band claims that the song, from the album of the same name, wafts through the lobby, while merchandise in the gift shop describes it as the "legendary" hotel.
在法院文书中，这支摇滚乐队声称这首歌来自它的同名专辑，在大厅里播放着，而礼物店的商人把它说成是传说中的旅馆。
"Such a designation only makes sense," the plaintiffs wrote in their complaint, if the hotel is "somehow connected with the Eagles' famous and legendary song, which it is not."
“这只能说明，”原告在起诉书中写道，“这家旅馆与老鹰乐队的传奇歌曲有某种联系，但是实际并没有。”
In fact, the hotel was originally named Hotel California in 1950, predating the song.
实际上，这家旅馆于1950年就被命名为加州旅馆了，比歌曲还早一些。
But according to court documents, its name had been changed, to Todos Santos Hotel, before it was bought in 2001 and branded again as Hotel California.
但根据法院文书记录，它改过名，改成了托德斯.桑托斯旅馆，但2001年它被买走后又重新挂上了加州旅馆的牌子。
The Mexico-based hotel also filed an application in 2015 to trademark the phrase "Hotel California" in the U.S., and according to the complaint was selling "substantial" Hotel California merchandise in the U.S.
这家墨西哥风情的旅馆还在2015年申请了将“加州旅馆”作为其商标，据法院卷宗它们一直都在美国销售加州旅馆纪念商品。
While the terms of the parties' mutual agreement haven't been made public, it happened less than a week after the hotel told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that it was abandoning its trademark application.
在双方的协议还没有公开之前，不到一周的时间里，该旅馆又告诉美国专利 与商标局说它放弃申请商标了。
The Eagles had not previously filed an application to trademark the phrase.
老鹰乐队之前还没有申请过将歌名申请商标专利。
The Eagles argue that, because Hotel California is so widely associated with the rock band and used on its merchandise, it has owned it by "common law rights" since the late 1970s. (After the hotel filed an application, the band filed one of its own.)
老鹰乐队说，因为加州旅馆跟摇滚乐团联系非常紧密，又用在了纪念商品上，根据1970年代的普通法的权利应该由他们拥有这个商标。（在旅馆提交了申请后，他们也递交了一份申请。）
Because the agreement is confidential, it's not clear whether the hotel will continue to sell Hotel California merchandise.
因为协议是保密的，还不清楚旅馆是否会继续售卖加州旅馆纪念商品。
According to a statement from the hotel's lawyer, "the Hotel and its affiliates will continue to use the service mark and trademark 'Hotel California' in Mexico."
根据旅馆律师声明，“这家旅馆和附属公司将会在墨西哥继续使用“加州旅馆”的招牌和商标。”
The lawyer added that it "the Hotel claims no association with the Eagles or with [its] song and record album Hotel California."
该律师还补充道“旅馆自己声明了跟老鹰乐队和它的歌曲以及专辑加州旅馆都没有关系。”
It said in court documents that it is "not likely" that there would be "confusion, deception or mistake" about whether it was linked to the Eagles.
旅馆在法院文书中说人们不太可能会对它与老鹰乐队有关造成“误解，曲解或误会”。
Funnily enough, the band itself was accused of using the photo on the cover of Hotel California without permission.
好笑的是，乐队自己还被起诉未经许可在专辑封面使用了旅馆的照片。
"While the song is not based on any particular place, the building pictured on the album cover is the Beverly Hills Hotel," the broadcaster reports.
“这首歌不是根据任何一个具体的地方创作的，专辑封面上的建筑是比佛利山旅馆，”广播员报道说。
"Ironically, the band used the photo without permission, nearly landing them in court, until it was pointed out that the hotel had seen its bookings triple after the album was released."
“讽刺的是，乐队未经许可使用照片差点对簿公堂，而后来有人指出旅馆在专辑发布后旅客量增加了两倍。”
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