Michael Jordan’s elegance and athletic ability are his own; Rentmeester’s capture is not art. I can understand ownership and copyright, but he didn’t “create” the image – Jordan’s grace is owned by Jordan, and the photographer didn’t create the pose.
He should be paid as one who owns a license; let’s not drag it where it doesn’t belong.
So this might have been the basis of Avenati’s attempt to extort money from Nike?
Michael Jordan’s elegance and athletic ability are his own; Rentmeester’s capture is not art. I can understand ownership and copyright, but he didn’t “create” the image – Jordan’s grace is owned by Jordan, and the photographer didn’t create the pose.
He should be paid as one who owns a license; let’s not drag it where it doesn’t belong.