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Motley Crue and Live Nation sued over hooded top
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 20 January 2011
According to TMZ, Motley Crue and Live Nation have been sued over some merchandise being sold on the band’s website at the moment.
The offending bit of merchandise is a hooded top that includes the iconic leather-trousered crotch photo from the cover of the Crue’s 1981 album ‘Too Fast For Love’. The photo was taken by Michael Pinter but plaintiff Ron Toma claims he owns the copyright in it. And, he says, he was not asked for permission to use the photo on the new bit of Motley Crue clothing. The basis for Toma’s claim of copyright ownership is currently unclear.
Live Nation is named as a defendant in the lawsuit because one of its fan management companies, UltraStar Entertainment, operates the website and merchandise store.
