Photographer Sues Nike Over Use of Iconic Michael Jordan Dunk Image

You know exactly what photo we are talking about—Michael Jordan, soaring in for a dunk, defying gravity with his legs spread and his arm over his head with the ball about to throw down a massive dunk.

You know it because it is the "jumpman" logo on the Jordan brand.

But that's the problem for a photographer who has filed a lawsuit against Nike—he says the shoe manufacturer didn't have the rights to use the image in that way.

From the Associated Press:

"Jacobus Rentmeester of New York City filed the lawsuit against Oregon-based Nike Inc. on Thursday..."