Rap group Run-DMC are suing Amazon and Walmart for $50 million for trademark infringement.
CNN Money reports that the suit, filed Thursday in federal court in New York, accuses the retailers of manufacturing, marketing and selling products with the group’s trademarked name, including glasses, hats, T-shirts and wallets.
“The products sold by the Defendants confuse the public as to the source of the products and suggests that RUN-DMC endorses the products,” the lawsuit complaint alleges. “The Defendants are trading on the goodwill of [RUN-DMC].”
Run–D.M.C. is an American hip-hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. The group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip-hop culture.
