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Hells Angels to MTV Star Rob Dyrdek -- You JACKED Our Death Head Logo

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4/26/2012 8:45 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Hells Angels to MTV Star
You JACKED Our Famous
Death Head Logo
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The Hells Angels are going to war with MTV ... and one of the network's biggest stars ... who allegedly STOLE the motorcycle club's famous death head logo and plastered it on t-shirts. 

The man at the center of the controversy is "Fantasy Factory" star Rob Dyrdek ... whose company owns the "Young & Reckless" clothing label ... created by his cousin Chris "Drama" Pfaff.

The Hells Angels are suing Rob's company and MTV -- claiming Y&R designed and sold a bunch of t-shirts that "bear a design confusingly similar to the [flaming skull logo]" ... and they never asked for permission.

In the suit, filed in federal court in California, HA claims the logo has great commercial value ... because of its "very widespread public recognition" which evokes "strong and immediate reactions whenever used."

The Angels claim Dyrdek's actions have caused "substantial damage" to the biker club ... and believe MTV violated their rights by broadcasting the stolen logos on "Fantasy Factory."

The Angels are seeking unspecified damages. Calls to MTV and Rob Dyrdek have not been returned.

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Yawn.. barely visible picture in background... "you owe us"... yawn

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Barry    

you guys had better get that logo off your stuff you don't want them on your bad side I know a few of them and they don't play games if they see anyone with that logo on and not in there club it well be bad verry bad for who ever has it on

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The HA will knock him off.

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of course he cant come up with anything on his own...ridiculousness is just a failed crappy version of tosh.0.

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H.T    

Sorry but to me that's a lousy logo anyway...why use that and also its pretty stupid to mess with that groups colors.

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Ann Racca    

I see that the hells Angels logo was stolen..I have seen this logo since i was a child.We lived next door to them in Baton Rouge.You thieves need to change your logo. Hells Angels do good and live peaceful,least the ones we lived near did. So do good folks change your logo and pay the Angels for whaat you took from them.

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SteveJ    

What a bunch of whiners. It's a crappy looking logo anyways.

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Whupas    

They do have a trademark on this and just protecting that. Look at the bright side, they are doing it legally! LOL. Show them respect and you don't have a problem. I Think they got it down, when they do right no one remembers, when they do wrong no one forgets. Go for it HA i hope you win.

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Ann,

I second your comment about the Hells Angels being great guys. I grew up on the same street where the local Hells Angels club house is located (my parents still live there). When I was a kid we had an electrical fire at our house that burned down our garage. A couple of days after the fire the Hells Angels showed up to our house with tools in hand and over the next few days they rebuilt our garage and refused to take any money from my father. Considering that my family is black and this was the 60s, that busts apart a whole lot of preconceptions people have about the Hells Angels. My father, who is a Baptist minister, always said that he'd never seen a more Christian act than that of the Hells Angels helping out their neighbors with no reward in mind. His congregation still talks (in hushed tones) about their minister throwing a giant BBQ for the Hells Angels back in the day. My father just refers to them as "good Christian boys".

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A lawsuit??? You're the freaking HELLS ANGELS! Go down to the Fantasy Factory and beat the brakes off em

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AMAZING,---- i read all on post on this and all people did is repeat what some one else posted, i know some hells angels members and these guys are not bums, some of them have familes and have very important jobs

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All the people talking **** on here would never say anything to anyone that has anything to do with the club. Enjoy your internet balls pansies.

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****ing s***bag wannabe hollywood asshats. I hope 81 nails his/their asses to the wall and make them destitute.

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no matter WHO own logo
u break any trademarks
you are FCUK !
end of !

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I was watching that show when I noticed the picture on the wall first, then I saw the t-shirt. And I thought to myself,,I sure hope he has permission to use that. I even told my wife, I bet we'll hear something about that. Sure 'nuff,,, The 81 dont f*ck around.

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