André 3000 and Huge Boi, who comprise the long-lasting hip-hop duo OutKast, have launched a trademark infringement lawsuit towards the digital music duo ATLiens, Billboard experiences.
The masked, nameless bass music tandem share a reputation with OutKast’s sophomore album, ATLiens, which launched in 1996 through LaFace Data and Arista Data.
“The word ATLiens was invented by OutKast,” in line with the go well with. “Before OutKast created it, it was not used in the cultural lexicon and did not exist. Defendant’s use of the ATLiens mark is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive the public.”
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The album’s titular observe stays one in all OutKast’s hottest songs, receiving over 186 million streams on Spotify on the time of this writing. The report is “one of OutKast’s most well-known and well-regarded songs,” in line with the lawsuit, which additionally rebukes ATLiens’ repeated performances of the track throughout their DJ units.
André 3000 and Huge Boi have additionally taken intention at ATLiens’ signature masks, which the lawsuit claims results in confusion surrounding the 2 teams’ identities. OutKast’s authorized crew reportedly tried to “negotiate an amicable resolution to the dispute,” however ATLiens continued to make use of the title “in confusing ways.”
“The duo comprising defendant performs with masks on, thereby concealing their identities such that consumers will mistakenly believe that the members of Defendant are one and the same with—or at least somehow connected to—plaintiff,” per Outkast’s attorneys.
ATLiens haven’t publicly commented on the lawsuit on the time of this writing.
