Sunday, April 15, 2012

Marlon Brando Estate Settles Lawsuit With Harley-Davidson Over 'Brando' Boots

The estate of screen legend Marlon Brando has reached a deal with Harley-Davidson Motor Company to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the motorcycle giant infringed the actor's publicity rights in selling a line of boots called "The Brando." The deal marks the second major settlement for Brando Enterprises in the past month in ongoing efforts to protect the late acting legend's name.

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See also:

Jack Kerouac's Letter To Marlon Brando: 'On The Road' Movie Plea

Video: Brando & Panthers at Bobby Hutton's Funeral
Brando & Panthers at Bobby Hutton's Funeral (Updated six months ago) KTVU News report by Carlton Cordell on April 17th 1968 featuring Marlon Brando, Bobby Seale and Kathleen Cleaver giving speeches by Lake Merritt in Oakland, following the funeral of Black Panther Bobby Hutton. A somber Brando declares to crowds: "It's up to the individual to do something to force the government to give the black man a decent place to live, a decent place to bring his children up in ... and I'm gonna start right now to inform white people about what they don't know. The Reverend said the white man can't cool it because he's never dug it. And I'm here to try to dig it because I myself as a white man have got a long way to go and a lot to learn."

Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando 'drove across the U.S. in a rental car after 9/11, eating KFC'

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