First they ignore your art, then they ban your art, then you win.
Posted on 08/19/2009 11:58:08 AM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out
The popular photo sharing website Flickr has taken down the original version of the now famous Obama Joker poster that’s been sweeping the nation.
Apparently, management is concerned about a copyright infringement issue due to the appearance of the Time magazine logo in Firas Alkhateeb’s parody that ended up being reprinted with the word “Socialism” at the bottom.
Oddly, a quick search of Flickr identified a number of Bush parodies with Time’s logo present (vulgarity alert below the fold).
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Occasionally parodies are successfully sued when they are so good that they make it look like the object of the parody actually intended to make a statement through the parody. I surmise Time sent Flickr a cease-and-desist and Flickr folded.
It’s not like there aren’t any other places to see it on the Internet. I only go to Flickr as last resort, anyway.
The hair, there’s something wrong with the hair...
Bwahahahah!
That would break Bob’s heart ...
“Were just gonna put a nice happy Bush right ... here....”
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