Teletubby 150,092 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Ye allegedly stole the logo design from the black-owned business, according to Randy Dawkins, creative director of the fashion line Infinity G8ds. Randy Dawkins said that West’s merch features a direct copy of the design featured on his brand’s T-shirts and hoodies. “It’s disappointing,” Dawkins said. “We don’t have any bad vibes or bad feelings toward him, we actually like the dude. But how he handled business? Well, that’s another story.” Ye’s personal executive chef Willie Wallace first contacted Infinity G8ds in late July, Dawkins claimed. The 2 men were friends, he alleged, who crossed paths through another one of Ye’s chefs, Travis Reece. “I was on the phone directly talking to Kanye,” Dawkins revealed. “He was like, ‘Bro, I really love your design. It’s really dope. When can I meet you to talk about your process?'” On July 26, Randy Dawkins said he and his crew drove from Miami to Atlanta to meet with Kanye in his studio. “The conversation was pretty general,” he continued. “He just wanted to understand our process. We explained it to him and broke it down. He was loving the whole idea, the whole design.” “He started to sell us dreams about doing business with him,” Dawkins claimed. “He asked us to hang around for dinner, and we ate dinner with them. At the end of the meeting, he told us he was going to keep in contact with us but never did.” source "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Well, his entire career is based on several samples from other artists, so this isn't new to him He's the example of overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatica 7,039 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 A Star of David with a cross in it… I mean, the original design is hardly original. That fashion line doesn’t own those two symbols. They can’t simply put one inside the other and call it theirs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanLights 15,576 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chromatica said: A Star of David with a cross in it… I mean, the original design is hardly original. That fashion line doesn’t own those two symbols. They can’t simply put one inside the other and call it theirs. It depends actually, US copyright laws are weird like that. It the idea that they put the two symbols together more than the company actually owning each symbol separately. For example, Christian Louboutin doesn't own the color red but they "own" the idea of putting red on the bottoms of shoes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepentingSinner 2,642 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 But... It's nothing original. Beyond doubt 2 different people could come up with similar ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 73,932 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Thief Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 150,092 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Chromatica said: A Star of David with a cross in it… I mean, the original design is hardly original. That fashion line doesn’t own those two symbols. They can’t simply put one inside the other and call it theirs. Kanye and his team contacted with this company and then just used it without their approval. "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdsgn 1,916 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 This whole story is quite weird. Kanye West wanted to meet him to discuss his process of designing … that? Okay so, he loves this logo a lot … so what? He was never going to be able to use it - it’s the logo for an existing brand. So he just plagiarises it? Why not just do that in the first place and claim ignorance instead of reaching out to this person? Why would you wanna repurpose someone else’s logo? Why was he speaking to his chef? This is all so weird 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rebel said: Him and Gaga are guilty of that Gaga doesn't have more than 10 credits for a single song, so I don't know why you have to bring her up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMF 3,470 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 It’s a cross inside a star. Not really original to begin with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise 36,079 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Not people trying to defend Kanye as if he did not contact that brand first about the logo and then just used it without permission... Like, do y'all seriously think it's coincidence when the proof that it is not is just there So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperobject 66,771 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pennywise said: Not people trying to defend Kanye as if he did not contact that brand first about the logo and then just used it without permission... Like, do y'all seriously think it's coincidence when the proof that it is not is just there but he’s genius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat 18,962 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 If Kanye fans can excuse rape and homophobia then this is nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesescake 4,006 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, flyaway said: Well, his entire career is based on several samples from other artists, so this isn't new to him He's the example of overrated You can literally find a lot of video about famous hip-hop artists sample various tracks, if sample just a gimmick it won't become a main element of different genre. Using this technique to proof Kanye West is overrated is disrespectful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 26,309 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 28 minutes ago, Chromatica said: A Star of David with a cross in it… I mean, the original design is hardly original. That fashion line doesn’t own those two symbols. They can’t simply put one inside the other and call it theirs. That would be a valid argument if the similarities were a coincidence, but Kanye and his team contacted this designer, so they were obviously aware and interested in the original design, making the rip-off unquestionable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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