One of the original members of Run-DMC, Darryl McDaniels, is suing Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Jet.com, a company which Wal-Mart owns, for selling clothing and other merchandise without the brand’s permission. In this lawsuit, McDaniel’s is asking for $50 million from the stores.
The defendants are being asked to pay for the hats, t-shirts, wallets and other infringed merchandise that McDaniels says is “extremely valuable” and having endorsements for sneakers from Adidas as well as other licensed deals.
Run-DMC started in New York City and was founded by McDaniels, Joseph “Run” Simmons and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell in 1981. The group became a well-known rap group and produced albums such as “Raising Hell”. Run-DMC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 becoming the second rap group to do so.
Although Wal-Mart and Amazon did not respond with a comment, McDaniels says that the companies have claimed that Run-DMC endorsed the products when that wasn’t the truth. The brand stands to lose quite a bit unless the infringement is ended.
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