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Nike Has Filed a $60M USD Lawsuit Against The Shoe Surgeon
“As the custom and bootleg market has continued to grow within the sneaker scene, Nike has responded by protecting its brand and IP via lawsuits against prominent parties ranging from Warren Lotas and John Geiger to BAPE and Kool Kiy. While the three aforementioned cases have all been settled, a new lawsuit has surfaced — one against The Shoe Surgeon. The suit demands $60M USD in damages — which, it notes, are ‘the profits the defendant generated from counterfeiting, trebled, along with attorneys’ fees’ — relating to over 30 Nike trademarks.”
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“Genuine individuals require no validation, while pretenders feel compelled to prove themselves.”
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“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.”
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How to make an impact when you follow in a successful person’s footsteps
“The first step to following in the footsteps of someone who appears brilliant is to realise that they are not a demi-god sent down to Earth to shame us all, but they are only human – and like all humans they are prone to errors with their own range of flaws and weaknesses.”
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“I think A.I. is a poison to the creative process. I think it makes your work worse and makes you less interesting and less employable. And that’s what I think is worth talking about today.”