United States Ninth Circuit
Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc., 15-35509
Affirming the dismissal of a copyright infringement action brought by a photographer against Nike who commissioned its own photograph, similar to the photographer's, for use in the creation of the Jumpman logo because although the photo could sustain copyright the pose in the picture could not and the logo was not substantially similar to the photo.
Appellate Information
- Decided
- Published 2018/02/27
Judges
- WATFORD
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit