Trump May Have Violated Copyright Law to Congratulate Himself for Nobel Prize He Didn't Win

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Donald Trump shared a video late Monday that appears to attempt an awkwardly self-congratulatory montage of Trump’s accomplishments. The video didn’t just tout a prize that was never awarded, it may have violated intellectual property law when doing so.

Forty-two seconds in, the caption “Trump stands for peace” fills the screen; next, the video shows Trump, standing alongside other dignitaries, proudly displaying a document, all while the Nobel Prize graphic plays in the corner.

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A casual observer might well take the images to mean that Trump won the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump did no such thing. Apart from the obvious issue there, there are a couple of potential legal problems with Trump’s video.

First, there’s the potentially unauthorized use of the Nobel Prize image.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-may-have-violated-copyright-law-to-congratulate-himself-for-nobel-prize-he-didnt-win/ar-BB1ckbRz?li=BBnb7Kz

[gratuitous]

1. Trump may find out this is a mite more serious than ripping off a recording artist

I hope it costs him thousands of dollars out of his own empty pockets, so he has to go to his rabid followers to help him write the check.

[Harker]

2. Oh, ferfucksakes...

go away, Donald Trumpsky... and stay there.

[walkingman]

3. Since when does the law matter to Trump.

[LuvNewcastle]

5. Why should it matter?

They get away with murder. They have to shell out some when they get sued, maybe, but they don't pay for any of the serious shit they do. The law apparently doesn't apply to a Trump.

[malaise]

4. When they were thinking of the meaning of lowlife

they had him in mind. JFC - he will steal anything and violate any law, rule, norm or precedent for self aggrandizement.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. His followers will probably be saying that

he won the prize or he deserved it or some shit like that. They do it for kicks. They know this shit is wrong and people on our side will be outraged. They get off on pissing us off. It's fucking troll nation, and right now the big almighty troll is POTUS.

[malaise]

8. Just look at how he plagiarizes at will and violates copyright law

over and over

[SeattleVet]

7. Not just 'potentially unauthorized use'...

They are in blatant violation of their copyright, and even if they did obtain permission (which I am 100% certain they did not) they didn't give the proper credit.

I hope that the Nobel Foundation sues his massive pants off.

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https://www.nobelprize.org/about/copyright-information/

Permission in writing is required for:

Photos or images of the Nobel Medal

Permission to use an image or a photo of a Nobel Medal is only granted if the image is going to be used as an illustration to an editorial text about Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize or a Nobel Laureate.

An image of the Nobel Prize medal may, however, not be used on the cover of books, booklets or other printed matter, on posters, in exhibitions etc., nor for publicity or commercial purposes.

To apply for a permit, contact Nobel Media.
If permission is granted, “®© The Nobel Foundation” must be indicated.

[SeattleVet]

9. The Nobel Foundation has a contact page for reporting copyright infringement

https://www.nobelprize.org/contact/

I've filed a report letting them know that Donald J. Trump is improperly using images of their copyrighted material. I included a link to the Tweet (

Link to tweet

).

It's a VERY easy form to use.

I'm sure that they would appreciate hearing from others about this misuse of their copyrighted material.

[Totally Tunsie]

10. Done. Thanks for the link.

He's such scum.