Yeah, but Shepard Fairey took the AP photo of Obama and removed the background, made it surreal with red and blue coloration, gave it obvious political meaning with the word “HOPE” — yet was still nailed for copyright infringement.
Because of Fairey, is why I added that even if Zim is guilty of infringement, it will still be worth it. Shepherd Fairey will always be famous (or infamous) for that iconic painting. He owns that image forever, just as Zim now OWNS this new version of Angie, it has been ‘etched in our minds’, as John Kerry would say. That notch or public insult to Angie will always be on Georges belt, as a point that was made clear. In his painting, Angie seems to be lecturing from the pits of hell!
And then Fairey turned around and sued other artists who aped his artwork.
So, I’m not surprised that Zimmerman is getting hit with this.