Zach Levet Illegally Selling Nike Embroidered Apparel?

This seems like something Nike's IP people would be all over since Zach has a bit of a social media following.

If a corporation does not actively enforce its trademarks, then it can be found to have waived the right to enforce them. This is why a lot of "small fish" get cease and desist letters from lawyers for corporations/celebrities.

this entire thing screams super fishy

removing videos, referencing the company but not getting into details, and then being in that photo.

always thought he was pretty full of himself and he probably thinks he will get away with it

Why you gotta snitch?

I’d say the Etsy store is closed down in 24 hrs.

If it isn’t Zach is crazy. It won’t matter Nike has 3 years to bring a lawsuit so rush. All of the evidence is in the cloud somewhere. I would encourage him to Google copyright law. Technically damages and attorney fees would easily be $200-$500k. Nike is a registered copyright. He would be liable for “statutory damages and attorney fees” without a doubt. All profits would go to Nike, and all attorney fees would be paid by the defendant. I’m not a lawyer but all of the evidence is digital and easy to access.. Every customer all (1800) of them sent emails and payments. The files would be on his phone or computer. All payments were made digitally. The sewing machine embroidery files or pictures of products are the only evidence needed. The only thing he can do is close it down and cross his fingers.

This type of behavior is disgusting. He should be banned permanently from professional athletics.

Nike is a trademark.

Maybe I am old but I don't understand the economics of these kids dropping out of school to start youtube careers and merch businesses.

So it starts with a kid and his friends making videos. There teammates and friends are the first followers, other online running dorks follow, and when they have enough followers they 1) start selling water bottles or tshirts or headbands and 2) start getting some money from youtube and then 3) drop out of college and ride off into the sunset?

I don't get it. I know this is off-topic but I don't f'ing get it.

You’re right, it is kind of absurd. Ask grade school kids what they want to be when they grow up and I bet half of them say youtuber

pavement88 wrote:

Maybe I am old but I don't understand the economics of these kids dropping out of school to start youtube careers and merch businesses.

So it starts with a kid and his friends making videos. There teammates and friends are the first followers, other online running dorks follow, and when they have enough followers they 1) start selling water bottles or tshirts or headbands and 2) start getting some money from youtube and then 3) drop out of college and ride off into the sunset?

I don't get it. I know this is off-topic but I don't f'ing get it.

I can't speak for Zach, but I know the decision can make sense for some people like Ryan Trahan. He clearly had the entrepreneur mindset and didn't drop out until he was making over 100k a year and had a plan to start multiple other non-youtube and non-water bottle streams of income. You definitely don't need a college degree to run a business, which is what Ryan chose to do. If anything, it just didn't make financial sense for someone like him to continue paying tuition and inflated housing prices that come with college living, especially since his plan all along was to be an entrepreneur and you don't need an economics degree for that. I'm not sure who else dropped out of college besides him and Zach though, so I'm not advocating that people do that.

Nike – Email

counterfeit@nike.com

. In your email, include the product, the store location and/or the website address.

https://cuttingforbusiness.com/how-to-report-trademark-infringements/

Juice Springsteen wrote:

Why you gotta snitch?

lmaoooo

zach is in some deep s*!t

I just embroidered this for you.

https://www.arizonabikerleathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5c1bf16eeacf3.JPG

He also rips off Chanel too. Boy is in some hot doo doo. I bet the Etsy shop is down by noon today.

This is even weirder because a while ago I remember Nike was sending him gear and making him an influencer for some marathon project. If I remember right they even flew him out to one of their stores, although I could be remembering that wrong. To turn around and sell counterfeit clothing from that brand is utterly mind boggling.

zach this isn't good please stop wrote:

This is even weirder because a while ago I remember Nike was sending him gear and making him an influencer for some marathon project. If I remember right they even flew him out to one of their stores, although I could be remembering that wrong. To turn around and sell counterfeit clothing from that brand is utterly mind boggling.

The option for the custom Nike crewneck that was for $60 has been removed at this point. There’s still the $75 custom sweatshirt option which has pictures of custom Nike embroidery. Still pictures all over the reviews as well.

Report this guy:

counterfeit@nike.com