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Case Summary
Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc.
Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc., 3:15-cv-00113 (D. OR. June 17, 2015) granting motion to dismiss; No. 15-35509 (9th Cir. Feb. 27, 2018) aff’d.
Précis
This is a copyright infringement action brought by the photographer Jacobus Rentmeester against Nike, Inc. for infringing his 1984 Michael Jordan photograph by commissioning a photograph of Jordan inspired by Rentmeester’s photo and later using it in the creation of the Nike Jumpman Logo. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that Rentmeester could ...
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