Acclaimed Canadian DJ Deadmau5 received a cease-and-desist letter from Ferrari last weekend demanding he remove the Nyan Cat theme off of his Ferrari 458 Spider due to logo infringements.
The DJ, whose real name is Joel Zimmerman, reluctantly obliged, but is now trying to get rid of the car, to no surprise.
Enter Nissan, one of Ferrari's biggest rivals for auto sales around the globe.
Nissan trolled Ferrari this week on Twitter by offering the "Ghost N Stuff" artist a Nyan Cat-wrapped GT-R as a replacement car for the vehicle he named "Purrari."
Hey @deadmau5, heard what happened to your car. Good news? We found a replacement, ready right meow. #GTR pic.twitter.com/c6NRmOr3Nv
— Nissan (@Nissan) September 3, 2014
This is hardly the first time the Japanese company has offered a custom vehicle to a celebrity.
In 2012, the automaker created a custom gold-painted GT-R for Olympian Usain Bolt, and gave him the title "Director of Excitement."
The Jamaican sprinter, who set the world record of 9.58 seconds for the 100-metre dash in Berlin in 2009, could be seen at media and fan events in China last month in support of Nissan's flagship two-door coupe.
Deadmau5, which is pronounced "dead mouse," said on his Twitter account that he is considering the offer.
The GT-R Nissan posted in his tweet is just a Photoshop creation, for now, as it probably wouldn't be very hard for the automaker to create one for real.
The Walt Disney Co, creator of Mickey Mouse said this week that it is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to refuse a trademark by the electronic music star, who wears a LED-light powered, big-eared mouse helmet during his performances.
I wish disney wasnt such a "corperation". We could have done great things together. — deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 4, 2014
Zimmerman filed an application in 2013 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His lawyer is wondering why it took so long for Disney to have a problem with the helmet since he's used it for over a decade.
"Our client will not be bullied by Disney and is prepared to fight to protect his rights to his property," Dina LaPolt, Zimmerman's lawyer, said in a statement, according to Reuters.
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