Kanye West and Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel
Photo: Island Def Jam Music Group

Kanye West and Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel have amicably resolved and dismissed the case in connection with West's "Touch the Sky" video, according to Kanye's label rep. The pair met recently at Knievel's home in Tampa, Florida, to finalize the matter, according to a press release.

Knievel formally filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement last December. The Chris Milk-directed, Pamela Anderson-starring mini-movie for "Touch the Sky" - one of the most acclaimed clips of 2005 - finds Kanye playing a daredevil named "Kanyievel," who makes a grand stunt jump over the Grand Canyon in a mini-rocket, evoking Knievel's unsuccessful 1974 jump over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho.

Knievel's attorney, Richard Fee, told MTV News at the time that his client did not consider the video an homage, but "more as a rip-off," he said. "Mr. Knievel has a trademark on Evel Knievel and an extraordinarily well-recognized white jumpsuit. Kanye West and Roc-A-Fella Records are undoubtedly familiar with intellectual property rights. Mr. Knieval is not too happy with it. He wants to be compensated for uses of his likeness and trademark."

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the suit said the video tarnished Knievel's image with its "vulgar, sexual and racially charged content."

"The guy just disgraced me," Knievel told the paper at the time. "I have done the best I can to set an example for children, and then this guy comes along and tries to rip it apart."

However, in July, West and Knievel told a federal judge they were bringing in a mediator in an attempt to settle the suit.

MTV News' request for further details on the suit's resolution had not been granted at press time.