Barstool is being sued over the site's most iconic image, Sad Roger.
The image was a hit with Stoolies -- many of whom rocked Sad Roger towels at the Patriots 2017 home opener. Sports Illustrated reported Barstool spent $140,000 to give away 70,000 towels that day.
Barstool has been using the image on shirts, posters and even Christmas ornaments. In fact, New Orleans Saints' head coach,, appeared to wear a Sad Roger shirt after the Saints lost in the NFC championship over a blown non-pass interference call. In their lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in New York, the alleged creators claim Barstool never got permission to use the image after that one-time usage license in 2015 ... and they're pissed.
The guys claim they're entitled to $150,000 for every time Barstool infringed on their copyright -- though they haven't specified exactly how much money they want from the suit.
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