Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc. — An Analysis

By Jonathan Zavin and Sara Slavin, of Loeb & Loeb LLP   The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s dismissal of copyright infringement action brought by a photographer against Nike Inc., holding that as a matter of law Nike’s “Jumpman” logo did not copy enough protected expression from plaintiff’s photograph of Michael Jordan to constitute unlawful appropriation.   Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester shot a highly original and iconic image of basketbal