College Dropout (restaurant)

College Dropout is a burger chain in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2][3][4]

The restaurant is known, in-part, for having made international headlines after being unsuccessfully sued by the American musician Kanye West for intellectual property infringement.[5][2][6]

It was initially named for West's album The College Dropout without his permission or endorsement. Initially, the restaurant also included the Dropout Bear as a mascot, and had burgers named for other things in West's career.

  1. ^ Juanola, Erin Pearson, Marta Pascual (24 October 2022). "Rapper Ye takes Melbourne restaurant College Dropout Burgers to Federal Court". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Jesse (3 March 2023). "Rapper Ye's lawsuit against Melbourne burger shop thrown out following 'very unsatisfactory' conduct". ABC News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ Estcourt, David (10 February 2023). "'Done nothing': Ye's burger case goes cold after no response from rapper". The Age. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ Fry, Courtney (30 June 2022). "Kanye West Sent A Melb Burger Joint A Cease & Desist For Using His Albums To Sell Grub". PEDESTRIAN.TV. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Alex (1 July 2022). "Kanye West reportedly demands Melbourne burger restaurant to change logo and burger names". NME. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Kanye West burger case thrown out of Melbourne court after US rapper's lawyers' no-show". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2023.