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"&lt;img alt=\"0323_red_hot_chili_peppers_EX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/23/0323-red-hot-chili-peppers-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A message to all those dudes who sell unofficial band t-shirts at concerts -- YOUR ASS WILL GET SUED ... especially if those t-shirts say &lt;strong&gt;Red Hot Chili Peppers&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A merchandising company named Bravado International just filed a lawsuit in Tampa -- claiming a Tampa resident named &lt;strong&gt;Mike Smith&lt;/strong&gt; has been illegally hocking RHCP t-shirts outside the band's concerts ... and Bravado wants him stopped before he strikes again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bravado insists it struck a deal with RHCP for exclusive merchandising rights using the band's name -- and Mike's stepping all over its business ... with inferior products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the suit, Mike's not only violating the exclusive merchandising agreement -- he's hurting their reputation ... because his crappy t-shirts are easily confused with Bravado's.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a result, Bravado is demanding Mike quit his operation and immediately DESTROY all offending merchandise. Bravado also wants unspecified damages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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