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This note is one entry in the AltGuitar Legal Timeline — a chronological record of the Fender-style guitar-shape dispute, court rulings, cease-and-desist reports and market reactions. See the full timeline for the surrounding context.

Community reaction KDH breaks down Fender’s cease-and-desist letters for a large guitar YouTube audience Market impact Guitar World readers react to Fender’s cease-and-desist strategy and its market impact Community reaction Rhett Shull and Tim Pierce publicly criticize Fender’s cease-and-desist strategy