Louis Vuitton Nixes Navarro's Straps

(June 23) -- It's hard being a fashionable rocker these days.Thanks to a cease-and-desist-type letter from infamous baggage company Louis Vuitton, Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro can no longer sport his faux-LV guitar straps on stage. Navarro, who says he was "shocked" by the letter's nasty tone, is now taking his own shots against the chic company's tactics on his blog.
Navarro, who calls it "the end of an era," says that the letter implied he will be sued if he does not stop using the knockoff straps, of which, according to the letter, the "copying has been willful and is intended to trade upon the fame and cachet of the LV Trademarks to elevate the status of the infringing Guitar Strap, and of Jane's Addiction."Navarro, who says he will willingly stop using the straps, thinks it's all a big overreaction."So heavy and serious!!!! Lighten up guys!" he says to Louis Vuitton, saying that he owns "many items," but questions whether the LV brand can help elevate Jane's Addiction's status in rock folklore. "I mean, are they f----- kidding me? Has anybody EVER purchased a concert ticket or an album based on what is hanging around the guitar player's neck? Ever?"Navarro says the whole incident "wouldn't be such a ridiculous deal" if they called and asked nicely, as opposed to the threatening legal letter. "The whole 'Exhibit A' thing combined with their legal tone was just ludicrous enough to make me post the document here!" he said.


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