Kanye West and legendary stuntman Evel Knievel have officially settled their copyright dispute over the use of the daredevil’s image in the video for “Touch The Sky.” In Kanye’s video he assumes the persona of “Evil Kanyevel” and, while wearing a costume similar to the one worn by the legendary stuntman, attempts to jump a canyon on a motorcycle. Knievel viewed the video as infringement on his trademarked name and likeness said that “vulgar and offensive” images in the video might harm his reputation. He subsequently filed suit against Kanye, Roc-A-Fella Records and AOL for distributing the clip. On July 11, the two parties notified a federal judge that they would attempt to work the disagreement out with a mediator in an effort to avoid a trial. While details of the settlement have not been disclosed, the matter was reportedly settled amicably and Kanye and Knievel recently met for a photo opportunity at the stuntman’s home in Tampa, Florida.
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November 27th, 2007
at 12:26 pm
Nah Right » Blog Archive » Kanye & Evel Knievel Squash Beef says:
[...] and Evel Knievel have squashed their legal beef over Ye’s use of the "Evel Kanyevel" image in the Touch The Sky video. I’m [...]
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November 27th, 2007
at 12:46 pm
DUNFIYA says:
Evil, i had madd respect for you until you pulled that sh@#….it takes a death for you to let up?that image was out of respect for a legend,same thing like ROSA PARKS just because they’re old and bitter everything hip hop is “offensive”…..MAKE ME WANT TO SLAP THE SNOT OUT OF A OLD MAN AT THE BUS STOP OR SACKING GROCERIES
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November 27th, 2007
at 12:57 pm
Latino Heat says:
just another muthafucka trying to get payed off of hip hop. hope kanye didnt have to come out of pocket to much.
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November 27th, 2007
at 1:04 pm
Evil Knievel Squash Beef Kanye · SickHop - The Sickest HipHop Site in The World! says:
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November 27th, 2007
at 1:07 pm
KingYizzle says:
Evil Knievel is a Buster… If you dont want to be spoofed and satired, then dont be a public figure.. fuck that dude AND his Racist cartoon..
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November 27th, 2007
at 1:31 pm
Kanye West and Evel Knievel Settle Case | Musikizme.com | HipHop News, Pics, Music, Videos and more says:
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November 27th, 2007
at 2:20 pm
Blue Over Grey says:
Evil Knievel is chunkin’ a duece. HA
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November 27th, 2007
at 2:27 pm
Nate says:
DUNFIYA : It says “recently met”, asshole, that could have been two weeks ago for all you know! Kanye is currently in Europe touring! And I know for a fact it wasnt in the last fortnite (excluding funeral of mom and greivement day)!! So jus cause XXL only posted it now dont make it recent, shit this site is slow sometimes E.g. A year old track from Strong Arm Steady “You Aint Me” Was only posted 2 months ago!!! Get ya facts str8 next time!!
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November 27th, 2007
at 5:49 pm
dunfiya says:
YO EINSTEIN, CAN YOU FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT??????JUNE 11 SO WHAT I LIKE CONTRAVERSY QUIT BEING A CHATTY BATTY BWOY bredren
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November 27th, 2007
at 2:30 pm
fireforreal says:
WOW everybody wants to get paid from hip hop without being part of the culture itself.His old ass didn’t even know shit about Kanye or the video until his grand kids who are Kanye fans told him about it.
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November 27th, 2007
at 2:34 pm
goldbluntz says:
out of all the wrongful lawsuits filed each year, this seems to be one of the few credible ones, if kanye really was evil kanyevil and did the stunt in the touch the sky, then i hope he paid the guy he was impersonating, no?
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November 27th, 2007
at 2:53 pm
REDDZABEAST..... says:
Yeah this some ole BS this old nucca jus wanna get paid, he didn’t use an old ACTUAL CLIP of evil…just something he produced in that image….he souldn’t have got a damn thing!!! i’d a been coppin plees like we do in da hood… listen man my momma just died, n i got ummm to pay my ummm electric bill (in my lil brothers name), n the cable…gotta be able to see videos n shyt…daym, listen man i got 5 on it…dats about it!!! shouldn’t kanye be able to sue whoever made the storyboards for that video after all it was THEIR IDEA!!!!
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November 27th, 2007
at 3:07 pm
DirtDogggy says:
Mutherfucker looks like the Grand Wizard, no wonder he was hatin. All kanye did was reincarnate his image and dudes mad ? fucking retards everywhere.
Kanye has him beat on the tight hot pants though and the scarff reminds me of my ghay highschool teacher that was arrested for molesting little boys.(No Catholic Priest)
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November 27th, 2007
at 3:21 pm
shutup says:
all you guys are so stupid just shut up because you dont jump bikes or make big records (only 3 on the new cd)
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November 27th, 2007
at 4:53 pm
Daily Recap - 11/27/07 at SNICKA.com says:
[...] Kanye West and Evel Knievel Settle Copyright Dispute [...]
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November 27th, 2007
at 5:01 pm
evel knievel wipe out the Kanye West beef says:
[...] and Evel Knievel have squashed their legal beef over Ye’s use of the “Evel Kanyevel” image in the Touch The Sky video. I’m just [...]
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November 27th, 2007
at 6:28 pm
Peru says:
All ya’ll mutha fuckas are hypocritical…when an old as cracka mutha fucker sues a nigga for copyright infringement ya’ll talkin bout he just wanna get paid, so fuck him…but when these weak ass rappers sell these garbage ass albums and real niggas call them on it, ya’ll say they just hatin and the weak ass rapper is gettin paid so he must be doin something right, you mutha fuckas can’t have it both ways bitches!!! You want equality then it actually has to be equal…oh yeah, I’m black too…
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November 28th, 2007
at 6:50 am
quit being so ignorant... says:
of course knievel is out to get money, that’s why he fuckin TRADEMARKED his shit. i mean the whole “promoting his filth to the world” garbage was unnecessary, but dude had a legal trademark on his name and image… which is a smart thing to have if you’re a public/ pop culture figure.
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November 28th, 2007
at 6:46 pm
beatz23 says:
If they had made fun of him on Saturday Night Live I GUARANTEE you NBC would not have been sued. this dude just pissed off to see a black man portraying him and making money at the same time
and “vulgar and offensive”??? YOU’RE FIRST NAME IS EVIL. God knows how many people youve inspired to try doing stunts and shit…this song is about following your dreams you fuckin bitches..
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November 28th, 2007
at 10:59 pm
92FS says:
I don’t give a fuck about the lawsuit. Didn’t try to sue me so fuck it…I just can’t get over that picture. LOL!
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December 1st, 2007
at 8:09 pm
EVEL KNIEVEL DIES « MY HANGOVER says:
[...] died yesterday at the age of 69. This just happened just days after he and Kanye West called it a truce from their on going beef from this video. Rest in peace [...]
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December 5th, 2007
at 3:06 pm
anthony vogler says:
Hey everybody,use your heads,evils image and likeness,,are his only copyrighted legacy,,he created it,and he owns it, no disrespect needed,,mr west should have gotten permission, and paid the agreed amount, to use this image and likeness,hopefully someday kanye west will be a image and likeness copyrighted,for some income in his old age, these are the facts,,and evil was the real deal,,the first,and he should be respected, just like kanye should be,for going to kinevel in person,a lil late,but he went,and it showed much respect,so Im a fan,and I liked the video too!!
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December 8th, 2007
at 11:47 pm
Yung Berg says:
Yo, everybody Kanye is going around are dropping like flies, first his mother(may God rest her soul), then Evil Kenevil, and I heard Kanye and Pimp C just wrapped up some work, damn who’s next…yo I’m not going anywhere near that nigga, I don’t even wanna be in the same city as that nigga
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