Following earlier reports that the photographer of iconic Jumpman logo was suing Nike over copyright infringement, Nike has finally responded. Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester sued Nike for using his original photograph, even though he was paid $15,000 USD at the time for its use and hadn't registered the image with the U.S. copyright office until December 2014. Nike responds, saying the claim is "meritless" and goes on to ask the court to drop the lawsuit immediately, arguing that the logo and ...
Following earlier reports that the photographer of iconic Jumpman logo was suing Nike over copyright infringement, Nike has finally responded. Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester sued Nike for using his original photograph, even though he was paid $15,000 USD at the time for its use and hadn't registered the image with the U.S. copyright office until December 2014. Nike responds, saying the claim is "meritless" and goes on to ask the court to drop the lawsuit immediately, arguing that the logo and ...
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