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T.I. & Tiny Lose $100M ‘OMG Girlz’ Dolls Lawsuit

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T.I., left, and Tiny arrive at the LA Premiere Of “Entourage” at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, June 1, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP)  T.I. and Tiny Harris have come out on the losing end of their copyright lawsuit against doll maker MGA Entertainment, to the tune of $100 million.  The pair, who headed back to federal court earlier this month to battle it out with toymaker after accusing them of using the likeness of their OMG Girlz pop group to create one of the brand’s most popular doll collections, have lost.  On Friday (May 26), a California federal jury found that MGA Entertainment’s O.M.G. dolls did not infringe the trade dress or misappropriate the name, likeness or identity of the OMG Girlz pop group co-owned by the Atlanta rapper, marking the end of a heated $100 million legal battle that involved accusations of racism and extortion.  “It’s horrible, but whatever,” Tiny told Law360 in response to the ruling. Meanwhile, Tip explained, he’d like to first “hear what the jurors have to say,” before chiming in with his thoughts. Though, he respects their verdict.


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