Possibly the demise of the "Jumpman" logo.

kingjoffey said:
 
i think nike will win simply because the logo was definitely inspired by the pic but its not EXACTLY the same so...
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It is exactly the same though... And he'll argue they only used the logo because it's an iconic picture and pose. Nike doesn't really have an argument. They've contracted with him in the past for permission to use it. They can't say now they never copied his work.

If what he's saying is that they had a prior contract for a term of two years, and Nike has exceeded that by 25 years, what are they going to say? "So?"
 
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The photographer's picture was taken in 1984 when Jordan was going to the Olympics... This one was taken after to promote his sneakers. It's part of the lawsuit.
Rentmeester says he took a picture of Jordan in his Olympic warm-ups in 1984 for an issue of Life Magazine. After it was published, Nike's Peter Moore, who designed the first Air Jordans, paid $150 for temporary use of Rentmeester's slides. Rentmeester says Nike used his photo to recreate the shot with Jordan in Bulls gear with the Chicago skyline in the background, but that it was essentially still his work.

"Mr. Rentmeester created the pose, inspired by a ballet technique known as a 'grand jete,' a long horizontal jump during which a dancer performs splits in mid-air," the lawsuit says. "The pose, while conceived to make it appear that Mr. Jordan was in the process of a dunk, was not reflective of Mr. Jordan's natural jump or dunking style."

The suit claims Rentmeester directed Jordan, who practiced the desired leap, an unnatural move for the star because he typically held the ball with his right hand. Jordan, the suit claims, backed up the idea that it was indeed a ballet move in a 1997 interview with Hoop Magazine.
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Nike really should just settle for 7 or 8 figures and keep it moving.
 
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They should just replace all the Jumpman logos on the shoes with NIKE AIR logos. Problem solved.
 
Nako XL said:
It's not estopped. He had prior contracts with nike for use of the logo. Their use exceeded those terms.
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While he may get $$$ in a settlement or money damages at trial, he cannot enjoin Nike after almost 30 years. He cannot stop Nike from selling Jordans with the Jumpman logo. I hope Nike drags this out and buries him in legal fees. Serves him right.
 
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Nako XL said:
It's not estopped. He had prior contracts with nike for use of the logo. Their use exceeded those terms.
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While he may get $$$ in a settlement or money damages at trial, he cannot enjoin Nike after almost 30 years. He cannot stop Nike from selling Jordans with the Jumpman logo. I hope Nike drags this out and buries him in legal fees. Serves him right.
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Well there's precedence for money damages and royalties. I don't know if a court would go as far as to tell Nike to cease using the logo, but Nike's infringement is still ongoing, so yeah he can get money damages and royalties for its use, which I'm sure he'd be ok with.
 
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Nako XL said:
Well there's precedence for money damages and royalties. I don't know if a court would go as far as to tell Nike to cease using the logo, but Nike's infringement is still ongoing, so yeah he can get money damages and royalties for its use, which I'm sure he'd be ok with.
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Yeah, Nike has deep pockets, so they'll probably just give him some $$$ to shut up and go away.

Jordans will go on as usual.
 
Seriously?? It was Jordan himself combined with Nikes marketing machine that made the product. Not some hack who took a photo 30 years ago. Talk about an inflated sense of self. Some photographers need to get over themselves.
 
NO WAY in hell is this guy signaling the end of the jumpman, its all nikes

dude should have opened his mouth long before and now hes acting?




We all waiting for the rise of the Nike Air logo to come back on the 3-6 :lol:
 
I don't see the estoppel by laches here. Point is, every reproduction of the jumpman (and damn that's a lot for every release) counts as one infringement. Simply put: his claim continues.
 
brainsalad said:
I don't see the estoppel by laches here. Point is, every reproduction of the jumpman (and damn that's a lot for every release) counts as one infringement. Simply put: his claim continues.
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For legal relief, like money damages, yes, but not for equitable relief, like an injunction.

Nike will probably just pay the guy to shut up and go away. Problem solved.
 
textmasterflex said:
Yea, 30 decades later this dude just trying to get some retirement money to buy a private island....

Why would you wait thirty years to file claim? Smh

Regardless nike probably going to give him the money to stay quiet
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If this is a serious case, then why not wait?

If he did the lawsuit 20 years ago, probably wouldn't get even close to the money he could get now.

But yeah I'd love to see how a judge addresses the 30 year wait. :lol: however that MGM case in 2014...don't think that's going to matter much..
 
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