POT CALLING KETTLE BLACK
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, July 23, 2004 at 2:19 pm
From Forbes.com, a Chinese cartoonist, Zhu Zhiqiang, is suing Nike over its use of a stick figure in an ad campaign. Mr. Zhiqiang's lawsuit, filed in China, seeks 2 million yuan (roughly $240,000) in compensation from Nike as well as a public apology for allegedly copying his "Little Match Man" illustration in an ad campaign.
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The case is an unusual reversal of roles for China, which has frequently been criticized by the United States for being lax about protecting patents and other intellectual property. The country's thriving industry in product piracy routinely violates copyrights, trademarks and patents on movies, designer clothes and other goods, despite promises by Beijing to crack down.
Wasn't there a saying about the pot calling the kettle black....