After finding success in branding Hip-Hop Weekly to newstand readers, former Source magazine publisher David Mays and longtime business partner, artist and friend Raymond “Benzino” Scott have opted to launch an urban mens’ lifestyle magazine in Monsta. The first issue released earlier this month.
The New Jersey-based magazine received a cease-and-desist letter yesterday from Don Diva editor Robert G. Lopez. In addition to his duties at Don Diva, Lopez contributes to Ozone and other publications.
Lopez‘ reasoning lies in his copyright retention and trademark “Monsta,” “Monsta News,” and “Monsta: The Global Ghetto News Report” are his, which has been violated by the fledging publication.
Mays and Benzino have yet to comment, though documents verify that the party’s law firm was served with papers earlier this week.
