Faith Evans & Voletta Wallace Sue Snowboard Company For Using Notorious B.I.G.’s Image
They want all profits made from sales.
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on Dec 17, 2015 at 5:22am PST
The suit explains, “At a time where fame and popularity for musicians comes and goes on an accelerated time scale, it is hard to quantify the power – both emotional and financial – of a musician whose brand and persona are still appreciated, recognized, and replicated more than two decades after his death.”
The product in question is one from a series called “Greats x Chi,” a partnership between Yes. and photographer Chi Modu. The series features other rappers, all who are no longer with us, including Tupac Shakur, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, and Russell “Ol’ Dirty Bastard” Jones. Modu is a longtime hip hop photographer who, according to Yes.’s site, worked for The Source and photographed the likes of Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, and Biggie, who stood for the photographer in front of the Twin Towers.
Evans and Wallace are seeking an injunction against the company, along with all profits they made off the products and unspecified damages, according to The Blast. While the website has taken down the photo of the snowboard with the image of Biggie, it still is available for purchase under the dropdown menu.
