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KittyWampus

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4. #1. apparently you missed the other pre-threads on this topic #2. If you change a photo

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 12:33 PM

Dec 2013

significantly and alter it, you are not infringing on copyright.

That's why parodies are generally allowed.

Don't like Zimmerman who is now apparently a full blown scam artist as well as a murderer & spouse abuser.

But he or whomever did that piece of crap he's selling didn't just photo copy it as it and super impose words on it.

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On the art message boards I frequent, we run into this quite often. [View all] Archae Dec 2013 OP

Did someone actually buy it? spartan61 Dec 2013 #1

It will end up on Pawn Stars. HappyMe Dec 2013 #2

Meh, that's not a problem. His work there is no different from Barbara Kruger's, in theory: Marr Dec 2013 #3

Yeah, I was going to mention "Appropriation art" as well frazzled Dec 2013 #6

I think I read that he was claiming he painted it. kcr Dec 2013 #8

#1. apparently you missed the other pre-threads on this topic #2. If you change a photo KittyWampus Dec 2013 #4

being discussed here RedCappedBandit Dec 2013 #5

And it's also being discussed here n/t kcr Dec 2013 #7