Nike Footwear Charged With Copy Catting

In a strange twist, it is reported that Nike has been ordered by a Bejing court to pay damages to Chinese cartoonist who said his stick figure was copied in the footwear giant's ads. China is usually the one accused of stealing products and ideas from Western companies.

Nike uses a stickman character that looks the same as one created by 28-year-old Chinese Cartoonist. Nike was ordered to pay 300,000 yuan (19,000 pounds). Nike said they would appeal the order.

Nike was in a brawl earlier this month when China stopped showing Nike ads featuring basketball star LeBron James going against a series of animated Chinese opponents. Nike later apologized for the "Chamber of Fear" ad.