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Aldo Leopold

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20. Have you ever had a piece of your

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 07:00 PM

Jan 2014

own visual artwork or writing copied or presented by someone else as their own? It sucks, I'll tell you. And it's galling.

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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