BTS seek court order stopping bootleg merch sales alongside upcoming Vegas shows

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Reps for BTS last week made a filing with the courts in Nevada seeking to stop the sale of unofficial merchandise alongside an upcoming run of shows at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.The filing was made by the company behind the K-pop outfit – HYBE – and targets all and any people or companies who are planning to sell unofficial BTS tat while the group are in Vegas, with defendants simply listed as John Doe, Jane Doe and XYZ Companies.“Plaintiffs bring this action to prevent the sale of counterfeit and infringing ‘bootleg’ tour merchandise in connection with BTS’s concert performances at Allegiant Stadium, both at the concert venue itself and at official vending sites that will be operated nearby”, the lawsuit states. “If such counterfeit and infringing activities were permitted to continue, it would cause substantial harm to plaintiffs, their licensees, and BTS”.“BTS has used its inherently distinctive name and trademark to identify officially authorised goods and services and to distinguish it from other musical performing groups”, the legal filing goes on. “BTS has, among other things, prominently displayed the trademark in advertising and promotional material; in and on compact discs, audiotape boxes, and streaming services; and on merchandise, including the tour merchandise”.And just to be clear, “plaintiffs and BTS have realised, and expect to realise, substantial income from the sale of merchandise bearing BTS’s trademark (including the tour merchandise), and hundreds of thousands of such items have been sold throughout the United States”.So, there’s lots of cash for BTS to make.