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Hey! Wait! Nirvana’s got a new copyright complaint

January 03 2019
Nirvana Marc Jacobs complaint

Nirvana is suing Marc Jacobs for copyright and trade mark infringement for its use of a smiley face logo in its Bootleg Redux Grunge clothing collection, with observers saying the fashion brand will likely rely on First Amendment defences

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