The label cited "unauthorised reproduction and distribution of copyrighted sound recordings owned or exclusively distributed by Sony Music".
Mr. Bowie, for example, left Virgin/ EMI recently to start his own label, citing the "slow and lumbering" pace there.
Mainstream designers, notably Marc Jacobs, admit to being fans of the label, citing 65-year-old Kawakubo as an inspiration.
Ms. Geller has long created headaches for officials at the transportation authority, which initially rejected the campaign that included the "savage" label, citing its demeaning language.
Television presenter Christine Bleakley, who is dating Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, has consistently rejected the WAG label, citing her untamed curly hair as proof she has weightier issues on her mind.
Although Calle 13's music has often been classified as reggaeton (a type of Spanish-language rap), the brothers rejected the label, citing the genre as only one of many influences in their music.
In March, LD Entertainment president David Dinerstein sought to have the film's rating downgraded to an R, but the Motion Picture Assn. of America upheld the NC-17 label, citing "graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality". .
For years record labels, citing tumbling CD sales blamed on internet piracy, have decried the decline of the music industry.
Labels cited include Outpost, whose bands Crystal Method and Days of the New ended up on Interscope while Outpost disappeared, and Trauma, which sued Interscope for $100 million but settled out of court, leaving Interscope in possession of the band No Doubt.
