Remember the tiff between Nike and Dischord Records over a shoe ad that stole/paid tribute to the band Minor Threat? This from a recent Dischord Records email:

"We'd like to express our appreciation and gratitude to the many people who have written us to express their support and outrage over Nike's misappropriation of the Minor Threat Imagery for their skateboarding demo. We would also like to acknowledge the people at Nike skateboarding for their apology and prompt removal of all offending posters and web-ads. The members of Minor Threat continue to work on a creative resolution to this matter and will have more to say when an agreement is finalized."

Coolfer was with Jason Kottke on this one. In his post "Theft or Homage" he wrote:

"Isn't punk all about taking without permission? Or does that not apply when you don't like the folks doing the taking? Lighten up, Dischord."

Dischord hasn't lightened up, and Nike apologized like a cheating husband caught red-handed.

As if this story wasn't interesting enough, there's another angle thanks to a recent article at the Washington City Paper. Dischord doesn't approve of a multi-national paying homage to Minor Threat yet Ian MacKaye -- who was in Minor Threat and is a co-founder and co-owner of Dischord -- didn't mind when a Los Angeles-based porn director named himself Eon McKai. "It's strange, but nothing to lose sleep over," he says. "I figured it was just somebody trying to be funny."

Did Coolfer miss a memo? Does straight edge philosophy now embrace casual sex?

NSFW: The Eon McKai website