Gap Pulls Unauthorized T-Shirts of Indie Rock Bands From Shelves

Gap Inc. is pulling T-shirts displaying the names of two indie rock bands from store shelves after the musicians accused the retailer of selling the items without their permission. The two groups, Cold War Kids and The Shins, discovered the items last month and notified fans that the apparel chain wasn’t authorized to sell the shirts. After the controversy arose on social media, Gap learned the third-party from which it had secured rights didn’t obtain the proper licenses to use the band names on the merchandise, according to a person familiar with the matter.