{"id":3157,"date":"2020-08-26T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T20:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2020-08-26T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T20:55:45","slug":"yeezy-frenzy-tech-company-sues-kanye-for-alleged-contract-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askcarterlaw.com\/home\/yeezy-frenzy-tech-company-sues-kanye-for-alleged-contract-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"YEEZY FRENZY: Tech Company sues Kanye for alleged contract violation."},"content":{"rendered":"

Nonperformance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kanye West and Yeezy Apparel has been sued by a tech company,\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0Inc., for alleged breach of contract. The company claims Kanye copied their video commerce technology. The suit alleges that Kanye re-branded its name as YZY Tech in business meetings with companies like Adidas,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and portrayed “ideas such as those of [<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>] as his own.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>According to TMZ,\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0is seeking more than $20 million dollars in damages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0started working with Kanye in 2018 to help Kanye increase his earnings with his Yeezy line. The parties allegedly entered into a verbal contract.\u00a0 Allegedly,\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0and Kanye had an oral partnership agreement that included a mutual non-disclosure agreement. T<\/span>here has not been any reference regarding a written contract. The Billboard stated,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>claimed Kanye breached their mutual non-disclosure agreement when he took \u201ctheir proprietary and confidential technology and information to fuel the e-commerce engine” of his Yeezy brand.\u201d The Tech company stated they were promises millions of dollars in economic reward\u201d in the formation of a partnership, but Kanye didn’t follow through.\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0claims they relied on the promise to their detriment by devoting so much time to the Yeezy project. The tech company devotion lasted for\u00a0months.\u00a0MyChannel\u00a0made accommodations to give the Yeezy contract its full attention.\u00a0Those accommodations included moving their headquarters from Pennsylvania to Yeezy\u2019s headquarters, first in Calabasas, California, and then Chicago, Illinois. Allegedly, working full time on the West project cost them $7 million.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The lawsuit was filed in California Federal court. Verbal contracts are usually frowned upon. Although they are legally binding, meaning they can be enforced in court, a verbal contract can also be difficult to prove.\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0will more than likely submit any communications between Kanye regarding this partnership for the Yeezy line.\u00a0<\/span>Pursuant to California Civil Code \u00a71624, referred to as the Statute of Frauds, certain contracts are required to be in writing. For instance, an agreement that is not to be fully performed within a year from its making must be in writing. The court will likely determine whether the agreement was enforceable and if there was a breach.\u00a0<\/span>MyChannel<\/span>\u00a0does not appear to be seeking specific performance, but monetary damages.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your thoughts? Do you think Kanye upheld his end of the deal?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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