Luke Combs has expressed his strong disapproval of a lawsuit filed against a Florida woman who sold unofficial tumblers with his likeness, saying it “makes me sick.”
The woman in question, Nicol Harness, was sued by Combs’ representatives in October due to copyright infringement for designs she was selling on Amazon. The lawsuit was sent by email and ended up in her junk mail, so she was unaware of it. She only became aware of the lawsuit after realizing that $5,500 in her Amazon seller account was frozen.
In response to Harness’s predicament, Combs sent her $11,000, double the amount that was frozen in her Amazon account, and offered to set up continuous fundraising to help her with medical bills. He also plans to fly Harness and her family to one of his upcoming concerts to meet her.
The singer was made aware of Harness’s situation after seeing a news report in which she was crying over the default judgment that had been handed to her since she hadn’t responded to the lawsuit.
Combs said it is not fair for small fan businesses to be targeted and that his team typically focuses on larger corporations operating internationally. He mentioned that he has a team that is dedicated to taking down counterfeit merchandise, especially from businesses that are making millions of dollars.
Aside from the lawsuit against Harness, the article also discusses other cases of counterfeit merchandise lawsuits filed by musicians in Illinois, emphasizing the high volumes of defendants that can be pursued in such lawsuits.