Manson has mentioned on at least two occasions that he trademarked the name . In an interview at the 2015 Cannes Lions Festival , he said : " I trademarked the name ' Marilyn Manson ' the same way as Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse . It 's not a stage name . It 's not my legal name ... Marilyn Manson is owned by Brian Warner , my real name . " Warner also mentioned this in a 2013 interview with Larry King . In both interviews , Manson reports using these trademark registrations in order to secure cease and desist orders to silence media outlets who were wrongly blaming him for the Columbine High School massacre after one journalist erroneously reported the shooters were " wearing Marilyn Manson makeup and t-shirts " . Although the reports were soon proved incorrect . Manson said , " Once the wheels started spinning , Fox News started going . " As a result of these false accusations , Manson 's career was seriously harmed , as he was shunned by many venue owners ; he also received numerous death threats . Despite this , the name is used by the musician personally ; though his mother referred to him by his birth name , his father opted to refer to his son as " Manson " since 1993 , saying , " It 's called respect of the artist . " The records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office show that Warner registered four trademarks of the name between 1994 and 1999 , protecting entertainment services , merchandising , and branding
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