Nirvana have sued clothier Marc Jacobs, in addition to Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, for copyright infringement, TMZ and Forbes report. Jacobs’ current “Redux Grunge” collection, which pays tribute to his notorious 1993 “grunge” assortment for Perry Ellis, incorporates a t-shirt, sweatshirt, and socks that bear a striking resemblance to an iconic Nirvana t-shirt, featuring the band’s smiley face logo.
The go well with claims that Jacobs’ unauthorized “use of Nirvana’s copyrighted image on and to promote its products is intentional, and is part and parcel of a wider campaign to associate the entire ‘Bootleg Redux Grunge’ collection with Nirvana, one of the founders of the ‘Grunge’ musical genre, so as to make the ‘Grunge’ association with the collection more authentic.” It additionally says that Jacobs used the smiley face brand in varied unauthorized methods to advertise the road, and used Nirvana references comparable to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come as You Are” in advertising and marketing supplies. The go well with claims that Jacobs’ “wrongful actions” “have caused Nirvana to suffer irreparable injuries, and threaten to dilute the value of Nirvana’s licenses.” It continues, “Defendants’ misuse of Nirvana’s intellectual property to promote themselves and the ‘Bootleg Redux Grunge’ collection damages the goodwill associated with Nirvana and violates its rights in numerous ways.”
Saks and Neiman Marcus are included within the go well with for promoting the allegedly infringing gadgets.
The go well with asks for financial damages, the cease of sale of any of the allegedly infringing gadgets, in addition to the elimination of any Nirvana references from Jacobs’ promotional supplies.
Pitchfork has reached out to Nirvana representatives for additional remark.
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