AllHipHop.com reports that Dr. Dre is suing electronics company Yamaha for alleged infringement on the producer’s now-iconic Beats By Dre headphones. Legal representatives of the rapper-cum-businessman are seeking at least $75,000 in damages for Trade Dress Infringement, Unfair Competition and Patent Infringement. The lawsuit argues that Yamaha’s PRO line of headphones heavily borrows design elements […]
Headphones
Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronic Is Bringing Suit Against Yamaha For Infringing Headphone Design
February 13th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor
Dr. Dre sells half of his audio company
August 13th, 2011 Michelle
Rap mogul Dr. Dre has sold 51% of his audio company, Beats Electronics, to HTC. The share was reportedly sold for $309 million to the Taiwanese phone company.
Forget ringtones, rappers earn off headphones
January 10th, 2011 James Shotwell
Click here to read an interesting article detailing the hip hop world’s recent explosion of “artist series” headphones.