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thedailyswarm.com - 8/6/2009
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Duke’s grandson has filed a federal lawsuit in New York, claiming the people who introduced a liqueur called “Duke Ellington XO Cognac” in 2006 never got the proper permission to use Duke’s name and signature on their product.
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tmz.com - 8/7/2009
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice Thirty two years after
his death, jazz legend Duke Ellington was suddenly being
used to hawk a high end brand of cognac -- and his family is pissed.Duke's grandson has filed a federal lawsuit in New York, claiming the ...
Duke Ellington's Fam -- The Attack Over Cognac
luxist.com - 8/8/2009
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luxist.com —
Way back in 2006 we mentioned that a
cognac using Duke Ellington's name was going to be
launched but now three years later his family has filed a federal lawsuit in New York. The family of the music legend says that Harbrew Imports used the name ...
Duke Ellington's Family Sues Over Cognac
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Duke Ellington's Family Sues Maker of Cognac for Using His Likeness Without Permission
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... It seems inconceivable that using a celebrity's likeness wouldn't have been cleared beforehand, and Ellington's estate claims that the company approached them, but there was never a finished agreement. The bottles sold for $150 each, so the money in the case could be pretty big. [Daily Swarm] ...
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