Rick James: I'm the Copyright Holder, Bitch
12/29/2005 4:35 PM PT
Would the late, great 'Super Freak' Rick James have gotten mad or just laughed? In 2005, one clothing company with the rights to James' name and likeness sent a legal letter to another company over a T-shirt that said "I'm Rick James Ghost, bitch." The T-shirt is not only tasteless, it sparked a cease and desist letter over alleged trademark violations. The company on the receiving end said it gets those letters all the time. The company's other T's include: "I f---ed the Olsen Twins before they were famous." At time of the scandal, one "T-shirt Hell" executive talked.
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