In the complaint, obtained by Pitchfork, lawyers for Chrome Hearts outline the brand's ownership "of the CHROME HEARTS® word mark, and composite trademarks comprising the CHROME HEARTS mark and design components," dating back to 1991. They argue that Young and his bandmates are infringing upon the brand's trademark by selling "Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts" (NYTCH) merchandise that "incorporates the exact CHROME HEARTS® word mark and is thus likely to cause confusion with Chrome Hearts' various Chrome Hearts Marks."
Neil Young has released a new song lambasting Donald Trump, entitled Big Crime. The Canadian-American rocker has long been a critic of the US president, suing him (but later dropping the lawsuit) over the use of his songs at campaign rallies and calling him the worst president in the history of our great country. He has stepped up that criticism in the new song, which has been posted to Young's YouTube channel.
They tried every trick in the book to mess him up, and made him keep coming back to be re-interviewed and re-interviewed. It's ridiculous [because] he's been living in America and paying taxes here since he was in his 20s.