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Hands off! Jay-Z versus wrestler
Posted: 09 Dec '05, 11:12
A former professional wrestler, Diamond Dallas Page is to sue Jay-Z, saying that the rapper has stolen a hand gesture that he first used.
The gesture - putting both hands forward and using thumbs and fingers to make a diamond shape - features on the cover of Jay-Z's The Dynasty Roc La Familia album (pictured). Page claims he copyrighted the gesture back in 1996. He is looking to stop the rapper using it in the future, and to gain compensation for the alleged violation.
Page's lawyer, George Gallegos, said:
"People
would come up to him and ask him if he was letting Jay-Z use it or if he had
licensed it to him. Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records use this symbol to promote
themselves, to promote their artists, to promote their music and to promote
their fanbase. People have come to recognise [Page by this symbol], and the
way that it's being used by Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella is taking value away from
it and creating confusion upon the public."
Jay-Z is yet to comment.
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he copyrighted
a hand gesture.
that says it all really.-
Someone once told me
it's also the sign-language symbol for vagina.
We weren't talking about Jay-Z (or Diamond Dallas Page, for that matter), at the time, so I presume they were telling the truth.
Although, admittedly, I'm not sign-language expert...
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diamond dallas prat
is what my sister and I used to refer to him as when we watched wrestling as pre-teens. LOLZOROOSPAFFLE
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my life lacks meaning
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Top work...
It's the same thing really, ain't it?
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rooooofl
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Don't these people know anyone who could just say to them "Woah, stop, whats wrong with you?"
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Nah
its the wrong way round. TOTALLY different
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I want...
...to see them face off in a match. Hardcore rules.
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I want...
...to see them face off in a wrestling match. Hardcore rules, of course.
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