Soulja Boy Does Death Note?
|Okay, I’ll admit that maybe I’m just old and out of touch because I have no idea who Soulja Boy is or what his latest mixtape is, but from what I can gather, hit rap artist Soulja Boy has just released a new album titled Death Note. The album’s cover art, at least, clearly makes reference to Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata’s 2003 manga series of the same name. It’s not clear if this is, or will be, perceived as a case of homage or copyright infringement. The Death Note album is widely available now as a free download. The album hits commercial CD on July 28.
Source: Hip Hollywood
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Given the imagery and arrangement of the letters, this looks like trademark infringement. Since the music itself is garbage and in no way homage or even parody of the manga/anime series franchise, Soulja Boy should be expecting a lawsuit.
“I have no idea who Soulja Boy is”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UFIYGkROII
soulja boy is fake and i’m offended that he wants to associate himself with anime. not only is he fake but his “music” is crap…