50 Cent’s authorized combat with TraxNYC over unauthorized use of his picture in jewellery advertisements has formally ended for many defendants however could proceed for one.
50 Cent’s high-stakes $5 million lawsuit towards a New York jeweler over the unauthorized use of his identify and picture to promote knockoff jewellery has formally been dismissed.
Fif and his firm, NYC Vibe LLC, focused Maksud Agadjani, TraxNYC Corp. and several other people for allegedly utilizing his picture and a duplicate of his custom-designed necklace to falsely indicate endorsement.
The lawsuit claimed that TraxNYC used the rapper’s photograph and identify throughout social media and on-line platforms to advertise their jewellery with out his consent. On the coronary heart of the dispute was a necklace created for 50 Cent.
The criticism acknowledged that the jeweler and his associates “engaged in a marketing campaign to take advantage of Jackson’s identify, picture, and different mental property rights on social media to promote, market, and promote their jewellery.”
Regardless of warnings, the defendants allegedly continued to publish content material that includes the necklace and Jackson’s likeness, deceptive shoppers into believing he was affiliated with the model.
50 Cent, recognized for being extremely selective about licensing his picture, argued that the unauthorized use diluted his model and violated a number of legal guidelines, together with trademark infringement.
Courtroom data present that the lawsuit has been dismissed with prejudice towards 4 of the 5 defendants — Maksud Agadjani, Yashu Sean Kumar, Ivan Gonzalez and TraxNYC Corp., that means the claims can’t be introduced again towards them.
All sides agreed to cowl its authorized charges and prices. Nevertheless, the case towards the fifth defendant, Melisa Kulla, was dismissed with out prejudice.
That authorized distinction leaves the door open for 50 Cent to refile claims towards her sooner or later if he chooses to pursue additional motion.
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