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cthulu2016

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1. Fuck that! AP can go to Hell.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 05:23 PM

Jan 2014

Doing interpretative paintings from news photography is so far inside fair use that it boggles the mind that anyone could be this offensively hostile to expressive freedoms.

Fuck AP.

(The Obama CHANGE poster case was about 1,000 times more meritorious than this, and that was a non-starter)

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AP Tells George Zimmerman To Quit Using Its Photo For His Painting [View all] DonViejo Jan 2014 OP

Fuck that! AP can go to Hell. cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #1

Not if it's photoshop. nt CJCRANE Jan 2014 #8

Actually, Fairey settled in the AP lawsuit over the Obama "CHANGE" poster-not a "non-starter" at all hlthe2b Jan 2014 #9

Plus, that wasn't a "for profit" venture. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #19

Everything fairey does is for profit. El_Johns Jan 2014 #25

Was that poster commissioned? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #27

Have you ever had a piece of your Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #20

Thank you...I thought this was something from the Onion at first Helen Highwater Jan 2014 #24

It was not an "interpretive painting" liberalhistorian Jan 2014 #31

Yeah, don't like Zimm but it's clearly fair use Alhena Jan 2014 #33

I think it's a derivative work. joshcryer Jan 2014 #34

Good Politicalboi Jan 2014 #2

Do you always despise everything about art and free thought, or just when it suits you? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #5

The idea of associating art and free thought with Z is amusing Major Nikon Jan 2014 #14

+100 SoapBox Jan 2014 #17

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2014 #35

The Commercial Nature Of This Makes It Problematic DallasNE Jan 2014 #28

That case seems to concern trademark, not copyright. snot Jan 2014 #30

Do you always defend entitled liberalhistorian Jan 2014 #32

GZ is a useless moron. louis-t Jan 2014 #3

I'm ZIMMERMAN! Rules are for little people! bullwinkle428 Jan 2014 #4

Gun Nuts' God Can Photoshop No Wrong. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #6

Da Vinci will be kicking up next dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #7

!!! DeSwiss Jan 2014 #12

. reflection Jan 2014 #23

You can't handle the art! riqster Jan 2014 #26

If he gets money rtracey Jan 2014 #10

Now that would be interesting. Shemp Howard Jan 2014 #29

Dude, murdering black people is one thing, Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #11

Really. Cha Jan 2014 #13

Sad but unfortunately there is some truth to this. ='( nt, eom. AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #36

It's all about Zimmerman's very own grand master PR plan. Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2014 #15

Watch out AP... SoapBox Jan 2014 #16

Stand you ground Zimmy! Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #18

"You just can't do that"? thesquanderer Jan 2014 #21

I knew it! TRoN33 Jan 2014 #22