Swoosh

So, I suppose most people have heard the brouhaha about Nike stealing the graphics of a legendary Minor Threat album cover for their new ad campaign. Here is the original, and then the Nike ad. We've all gotten used to seeing legendary pop moments reduced to just another sales pitch (Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" comes to mind). The difference here is that Ian and the boys apparently didn't agree to this. Unfortunately, I think Nike will probably win any battle since they can afford the bigger lawyers. And it's the ultimate irony, given Nike's vigorous enforcement of its own intellectual property rights when it comes to the Swoosh.