Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Frankenstein Design (PHOTOS)
Musician Eddie Van Halen filed a cause of action for copyright infringement on Friday in a Los Angeles court against Nike, the makers of NYX Dunk Low Premium athletic sneakers that feature his Frankenstein design – see shoe design below.
ELVH, a Van Halen company, contends that the similar Nike design caused irreparable harm and damage and asked for the seizure and destruction of all the sneakers, confiscation of the profits and damages.
Nike issued the following statement: “Based on the information provided to us, we have not infringed on any rights held by Mr. Van Halen. Nike’s Dunk shoe design is not substantially similar to any of the Van Halen designs, and Nike has not referenced the ‘Van Halen’ name or image as part of any marketing campaign or promotional material associated with the shoe.”
View the sneaker in question below. What do you think? Does EVH have a legitimate beef?
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Red , Black and White stripes and not one word about the name Frankenstein .Who owns the copyright to name Frankenstein .Nothing is said about that .
while it is similar, in no way should it constitute copyright infringement… sheesh, megalomaniacs, i tell ya. It reminds me of Spike Lee wanting to sue Spike TV
Okay he is really only looking for money here! The design isn’t that great anyway. He will lose.
You’re wrong – there is an implied reference to EVH by the feeble attempt to make the black and white stripes look random. The infringement, in my opinion, isn’t the color scheme – it’s the seemingly random striped pattern. Anyone who was alive at all in the last 25 years would be reminded on the color scheme of his Franken STRAT design…that guitar was never called Frankenstein…..
i agree with will. hello he designed it. What gives nike the right to take what evh designed. he will win