Conde Nast Filed $4 Million Lawsuit Against Drake And 21 Savage For Using A ‘fake Vogue Cover’
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The iconic fashion magazine’s publisher, Condé Nast, has reportedly filed a $4 million lawsuit against Drake and rapper 21 Savage after the duo made false issues of Vogue with themselves on the cover to promote their new album titled Her Loss. The genuine-looking copies of the magazine went viral via social media, fake posters were set up in New York, and the issues were passed out in the city in places like Miami, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Drake even tweeted alongside the cover picture ‘Me and my brother on the newsstands tomorrow!! Drake thanked vogue magazine and Anna Wintour for their love and support on this historic moment. As per the lawsuit filed for this week in the Southern District of New York and seen by Page Six, Condé Nast sent a cease and desist on 31st October demanding rapper Drake and his team to stop the unauthorized use of the Vogue trademark by deleting the Instagram post, stopping any dispersion of this ‘magazine,’ and giving a public statement explaining that this was not a real cover of Vogue.
Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, has filed a lawsuit against Drake and 21 Savage for making a fake Vogue cover to promote their album.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 8, 2022
The lawsuit claims they exploited the “tremendous value that a cover feature in Vogue magazine carries” without actually securing that honor. pic.twitter.com/pycZ4vItCC
As per the lawsuit, the mock mags that were passed out were a complete, professionally reprinted reproduction of the October issue of Vogue, for certain pages changed to superimpose promotional logos for the defendant’s Album. Others incorporate pictures of [veteran Vogue editor] Anna Wintour that were not in the real issue, and in one case doctored to mediate a picture of Drake. The court papers proceed to allege that Anna Wintour didn’t approve of the use of her picture to promote the defendant’s album. The filing additionally contends the fake Vogues exploit the mag’s trademark and have caused far-reaching public disarray. Condé Nast, the fashion magazine publisher is seeking $4 million, according to the suit.
Who Is Conde Nast?
Conde Nast isn’t a who, it’s a major organization. The business was established in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast and owned by Advance Publications. Conde Nast is a worldwide media organization that owns several significant brands like Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair among others. Settled in New York and London, the media house has a market in 32 nations.
Interesting new trademark lawsuit as Condé Nast sues Drake and 21 Savage over a marketing campaign for their new album that include a fake "Vogue" cover. Here's the complaint… https://t.co/k3O9dtGFhy
— Eriq Gardner (@eriqgardner) November 8, 2022
It is additionally the maker of high-profile occasions, for example, the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute Gala, The New Yorker Festival, GQ Men of the Year, and Vogue Forces Of Fashion. The official site states: At Condé Nast, we praise the remarkable. Inventiveness and a creative mind are the souls of all that we do. Conde Nast likewise has ventures in education and entertainment, with fashion and cooking schools in Europe and a production and distribution studio that was launched in 2011.
Drake And 21 Savage Face $4 Million Lawsuit Due To Fake Vogue Cover
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Ahead of the release of the Collaboration Album between Drake and 21 Savage, Drake shared a Vogue cover that seemed to highlight him, 21 Savage, and Anna Wintour in the October special issue. It was persuaded to such an extent that it wasn’t simply just fans but in additional, media houses who came to believe it and went on ahead reporting the same. The duo even made a Tiny Desk Concert promo and Howard stern interview around a similar time.
In the legal documents got by TMZ, Conde Nast has apparently claimed that Vogue and Anna Wintour have not endorsed the album Her Los at all and have asked on different occasions for all promotions using the Vogue name to be brought down. Variety reports that Conde Nast has reportedly filed a $4 million lawsuit against the rapper Drake and 21 Savage for using a fake Vogue cover to promote their new collaborative album titled, Her Loss. Conde Nast purportedly charges that the fake Vogue cover highlighting Drake and 21 Savage was not approved. A complaint was filed by the organization on Monday, 7th November against the duo, in a Manhattan federal court.
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