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Xyzse

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9. Agreed.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 10:37 AM

Apr 2014

Don't like him, but there are many other things to look at rather than this.

As others have mentioned, copying from photographs is what beginner artists do to learn.

Actually it is the golden age for nude art. Anything and everything you want to try to do, you can see a picture of in the internets.

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George W. Bush Used Top Google Results for All Paintings; Who Will Sue for Copyright Infringement? [View all] kpete Apr 2014 OP

AWOL Bush is compleat Republican Berlum Apr 2014 #1

Meh--let him have his painting. He's not a bad artist, really, and it keeps him TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #2

He's copying photographs . . . brush Apr 2014 #3

bush kpete Apr 2014 #4

So? What's the story? Dawgs Apr 2014 #15

Huh? brush Apr 2014 #31

Pretty simple. Why should anyone care that Bush likes to paint? Dawgs Apr 2014 #39

I agree brush Apr 2014 #40

Exactly. I don't get why Dems are getting so excited about this. Dawgs Apr 2014 #14

I think some are just put-off by the Corp-Media fawning over him. "Isnt he cute". nm rhett o rick Apr 2014 #22

Maybe. The media is obviously trying to rehab the Bush name for Jebster, but TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #25

They are transformative Generic Other Apr 2014 #5

The Chirac and Sirleaf edhopper Apr 2014 #12

No-Class Action Suit. Octafish Apr 2014 #6

It is amusing that the investigators couldn't find the right Karzai photo Ms. Toad Apr 2014 #7

Copying from a photograph is not a copyright violation. NV Whino Apr 2014 #8

Agreed. Xyzse Apr 2014 #9

a cheat, a bad artist, and... Supersedeas Apr 2014 #13

Actually it can be as it is a 'derivative work'. PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #26

Then there's this NV Whino Apr 2014 #27

Somebody has WAAAAAAAAY too much time on their hands LOL snooper2 Apr 2014 #10

And Dubya had an mstinamotorcity2 Apr 2014 #11

that's "nookular" corkhead Apr 2014 #24

OOPS mstinamotorcity2 Apr 2014 #41

It would be a small, but savory, legal accountability nt/ UTUSN Apr 2014 #16

Copying from a photograph or image without permission is legal - until you try to sell it. canoeist52 Apr 2014 #17

Fairey lost his court challenge with the AP over his "HOPE" poster. progressoid Apr 2014 #18

Yeah but Fairey was selling his. dilby Apr 2014 #20

You never know. I bet there are poeple out there willing to buy that crap. progressoid Apr 2014 #21

Painting a photograph, doesn't that fall under "Fair use" clause of copyright law bobduca Apr 2014 #19

why does it remind me of this? corkhead Apr 2014 #23

That's how George Zimmerman does his too. PeteSelman Apr 2014 #28

zimmerman came to my mind, too grasswire Apr 2014 #29

Dubya is as good a painter as he was a world leader... n/t backscatter712 Apr 2014 #30

Hah! Your post tops them all. Agreed! nt brush Apr 2014 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #33

Bush is both stupid and lazy Gothmog Apr 2014 #34

I wonder if that critic had heard about this copyright Sister to TxTowelie Apr 2014 #37

He's incapable of original thought, original vision for his "art." Sister to TxTowelie Apr 2014 #35

Then let's hope he Googled Santorum WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2014 #36

This falls under the doctrine of "parodic fair use" jmowreader Apr 2014 #38

the paintings themselves are ok, but it's just like him and his lack of depth JI7 Apr 2014 #42