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The last time we checked in Justin Bieber, which we thankfully don’t do all that often, he was crying tears of joy over his new custom Rolls-Royce, which looks more like a car cover than a car.

Clearly, design, aesthetics, and good taste aren’t strong points for him.

If you need further proof of that look no further than his clothing line.

Anyway, the singer that brought you ‘Yummy‘, possibly the worst song to ever pollute the airwaves, has an upcoming album called Justice, and it’s proving to be problematic, because of the cover design, and title.

Per Rolling Stone, French dance duo, Justice, has sent Bieber a cease-and-desist order over what they claim is his use of their trademarked “cross” logo on the cover of Justice.

When the Biebs announced his new album on February 26 this year, fans of Justice started pointing out the similarities between the title font on Bieber’s album cover and Justice’s own logo, where the “T” is accentuated to resemble a stylised crucifix.

Image: Rolling Stone / Justin Bieber / Justice

Yeah, I can kind of see it.

“The morning Bieber announced his album, it was pretty tough to miss,” Justice’s co-manager Tyler Goldberg of Jet Management tells Rolling Stone.

“Aside from seeing it all over the internet ourselves, we heard from hundreds of people throughout the day — industry people, Justice fans — and the Justice guys received a ton of messages, not only compelled to point out the similarities between the Justice Justin Bieber album, but confused. ‘Is this a Justice collaboration?’”

On March 10, Justice’s counsel sent a letter to Bieber’s lawyer and management calling for Bieber to desist his use of “Justice” in tandem with the “cross”, a “Mark” which the duo trademarked in both France in 2008, and the European Union in 2014.

“Your use of the Mark is illegal. You have not received permission from Justice to utilize the Mark,” the letter, obtained by Rolling Stone, states.

Image: Justice / Pinterest

“Moreover, Bieber’s work is in no way affiliated with, supported by, or sponsored by Justice. Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but likely to deceive and confuse consumers.”

The letter also includes an email in which Bieber’s team reached out to Justice’s management because they wanted to connect with the designer who created Justice’s logo.

“We’re trying to track down the designer who did the below logo for Justice. Was hoping you could help point me in the right direction,” a member of Bieber’s management team emailed to an agency that represents the band.

In another email the designer tells Bieber’s management, “I’m available to discuss about logo design sometime next week.”

However, after that first email, Justice’s management says Bieber’s team stopped communicating with them.

Justice is seeking justice for Justice with claims to damages including, but not limited to, punitive and injustice relief.

Despite the letter and pending legal action, Bieber is going ahead with the album launch.

He’s also releasing a new line of clothing with ‘Justice’ on the front of a hoodie which fans of the group claim is reminiscent of the font used for Justice’s 2019 film, Iris: A Space Opera.

Image: Justice

Image: Justin Bieber Official Store

This isn’t going to end well.

[source:rollingstone]