Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester’s infringement claim against Jordan Brand has been ruled null and void by the courts. Rentmeester, who snapped some photos of Michael Jordan for a 1984 Olympic spread for Life Magazine, claimed that Nike stole the Jumpman logo from one of his photographs; Jordan Brand has since gone on to profit billions in merchandise sales. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided 2-1 that hthe photos are unmistakably different. While the Jumpman logo and Rentmeester’s photo of MJ do have its similarities, the copyright owned by the photographer does not give him a monopoly on that concept.
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