[Uncle Chip]

ping

[Viennacon]

Warning: you now can be sued for drawing something

[fieldmarshaldj]

FUAP.

[dragnet2]

Florida State Attorney General Angela Corey?

What a disgusting POS.

He should have put a pigs nose on her.

Hard to believe people like her are given power and authority.

[freedom462]

AP can naturally go to the lowest level of hell. But still, I can’t see why Zimmerman can’t wrap his head around the idea of laying low. he’s gonna be nailed to the wall everytime he gets so much as a parking ticket. Maybe he should give going off the grid a shot.

[SampleMan]

The photo is copyrighted, the subject is not. He is not using the photo. He painted a depiction. If I paint a Ford F150, am I infringing on Ford’s patents?

This is crazy AP crap.

[Rebelbase]

Didn’t the guy who created the Che Obama poster use a copyrighted image?

[Scrambler Bob]

Two defenses:

Fair political use.

After seeing her, Stand Your Ground.

[virgil283]

Hey ‘Uncle Chip’ ....How does a rendition of a photograph violate a copyright.....its not like he reproduced the label of your can of soup.....now that would be ...Wrong.

[cquiggy]

After sitting through a lengthy trial and seeing her right there in the courtroom for weeks I would think her face would be burned in his memory. That is obviously what he painted her from memory.

[plainshame]

A drawn picture is not a copy AP IDIOTS!

[Ray76]

How do they know Z wasn’t watching TV?

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/1557465338001/2451226069001/Angela-Corey-Press-Conference-Decision-on-George-Zimmerman

[GOP Poet]

Now why did Andy Warhol get sued but they want to sue George for the same thing?

[Gay State Conservative]

GZ’s got serious $$$ coming to him from NBC...and perhaps others as well.He'd be wise to accept a seven figure settlement and live simply off the interest.

[sten]

this is protected under freedom of speech, unless it’s a perfect rendition

[liberalh8ter]

What if he painted her from memory? The AP needs to prove he didn't.

[Ken H]

Maybe he’s gotten used to being in the spotlight and wants to stay there?

[Revolting cat!]

How did Andy Warhol deal with such things, I wonder. Did he obtain rights?

[bigbob]

I’d tell AP to piss off, that it was drawn from memory. Let them try to prove it wasn’t...

They sued Shepard Fairey over the famous Obama image on the same grounds, saying he based it on their photo. They cut a deal to share the profits from Fairey’s work, and you just know they’ll be happy to make a good deal with GZ /s

And I’m sure the ACLU will be on the case, helping defend one’s right to freedom of expression...

[Rebelbase]

CNN should sue for subject matter likeness.