Published
Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 00:05
- The French act have threatened legal action for the mimicking of the Justice logo.
Justin Bieber's new album art has provoked a threat of legal action from Justice over the use of the French duo's cross logo.
Rolling Stone reports that Justice have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bieber after seeing the new artwork, which they say imitates their trademark crucifix-style letter T. Bieber's next album, titled Justice, was revealed in late February along with the record cover.
The duo's management addressed the similarities to Justice's logo in a comment to SPIN, saying "Bieber's team emailed us in May of 2020, asking to be looped in with Justice's graphic designer to discuss a logo. We tried to set up a call between Bieber's team and our designer, but the call was never completed and the conversation ended there. No one ever mentioned an album called Justice or a logo that says Justice. The first time we saw anything about it was the announcement."
Referring to the original logo as the "Mark," Justice's legal team are demanding that Bieber "cease and deist any and all uses of Justice's Mark in any and all personal and business endeavors, including but not limited to [his] Album and social media," adding that "Bieber's work is in no way affiliated with, supported by, or sponsored by Justice. Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but likely to deceive and confuse costumers."
