ship . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁A é rop ost ale ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Black ▁E yed ▁Pe as ▁to ▁sell ▁exclusive ▁T - sh ir ts ▁and ▁CD s . ▁ ▁Pro ceed s ▁from ▁these ▁items ▁benefit ▁the ▁Pe ap od ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁char ity ▁which ▁" hel ps ▁children ▁world wide ▁through ▁music ." ▁Additionally , ▁A é rop ost ale ▁has ▁p led ged ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁issues ▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁A é rop ost ale ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁in fr ing ing ▁a ▁pat ent ▁owned ▁by ▁Card ▁Activ ation ▁Techn ologies , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁file d ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁In ▁a ▁separate ▁law suit ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁pat ent , ▁Card ▁Activ ation ▁received ▁a ▁r uling ▁on ▁claim ▁construction ▁which ▁it ▁interpreted ▁as ▁" ext rem ely ▁favor able " ▁to ▁its ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁pat ent ▁and ▁its ▁" p urs uit ▁of ▁in fr ingers " ▁of ▁the ▁pat ent . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁A é rop ost ale ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁in fr ing ing ▁a ▁pat ent ▁owned ▁by ▁Picture ▁Pat ents , ▁L LC ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁file d ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁A é rop ost ale ▁was ▁accused