My oh my what a tangled web we weave...
Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella camp are headed to court over their precious Roc-a-Fella symbol that we all know and love. The symbol which depicts the letter "R" in front of an black record and a bottle of bubbly are the center of this suit filed by Bronx clothing designer, Dwayne Walker. He is suing the Roc for $7 million in unpaid royalties for the logo which he claims he designed.
In a copyright infringement suit filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday, Dwayne Walker says he created the design.
“The logo has become universally recognized as an iconic symbol of Jay-Z, one of the most successful recording artists in the history of popular music,” the suit says.
It says Walker came up with the logo in 1995 when Roc-A-Fella was just starting out. The label is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
The suit says Walker saw what label co-founder Damon Dash had in mind for the logo and said he could do better.
Okay, so y'all know I hate speaking out of term and everything but umm, dude, why'd you let 10+ years go by without trying to collect your dollars? But don't worry folks, I got a feeling big brother Hov gone have this mess settled outta court at an undisclosed amount. It's nothing.
Next case please!
