WWD is reporting that yesterday (Thursday) Sean “Diddy” settled a lawsuit with the folks over at LVMH for copyright infringement and will remove some images of the Louis Vuitton logo from a Danity Kane music video and some album packaging photos. Recently Sony BMG also had to pay LVMH more than $150,000 after Britney Spears used a pink Louis Vuitton–monogram dashboard for the car she drives through the sky in her “Do Somethin’ ” video.
You got that right folks…Louis Vuitton will SUE you for putting their brand in your music video to let everyone know you like their stuff. If we were Diddy we would never buy a pair of fur lined LV boxer shorts again!
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LV just Cristaled themselves.
That explains why he was on twitter yesterday talking about he’s got a lot on his mind and was going for a walk in Central Park to clear his head!
INF i completely agree!
does diddy have the pull though…
you need a rapper to say “we not fuckin with them no mo”
for it to work!
o` well!
ace of spades anyone???
Puffy got shutdown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AH HA! LOL!
Thats crazy…..I mean LV obviously will survive without these celebrity endorsements because they always have…
But obviously when a celebrity wears one of their products ANYWHERE (video, red carpet event, even just walking down the street) it’s only going to HELP LV sales. So whats really the problem????
^ THIS is what the new attention brings!
This is why rappers should only support the brands that support them… they dont want your business and dont care about how much money you have… unless you are Kanye
I’m so on LV’s side! They’ve been working hard to maintain their brand for over 100 years and here you come bootlegging and watering it down. AS IF Diddy wouldn’t sue somebody for sampling Biggie w/out permission. LV does not discriminate either. They go after anybody who fucks with the logo from Canal St bag brokers to Fulton Mall mobile phone wrappers.
Get ‘em LV. Get ‘em all!
Didn’t they not give T.I. permission 4 his video?
^yea…thats why it has yet to see the light of day
So how does LV feel about Kayne? Apparently they love him cause he got a sneaker line comming out from their brand.
All LV wants is for people to seek permission to use their image. How would you like if someone used something of yours without your permission?
THIS IS NOT LIKE SAMPLING A SONG…WHY DO U NEED PERMISSION TO WEAR CLOTHING???