[MD Expat in PA]

The picture in the Cruz attack ad on Trumps wife was purchased by the Cruz campaign manager from the magazine.

GQ Editor Recalls Donald Trump Wife's Controversial Nude Photo Shoot

“Alongside the increasingly playground-like tussle between Trump and Cruz, the re-emergence of the nude photo has actually angered Verglas.”

"I never gave any approval for this image to be used anywhere else but GQ in the U.K. It puts me in a very weird situation as I have to protect my intellectual property and the privacy of Melania Trump," the photographer says, adding that he's already talking to his attorney. "I don't want those pictures to be used in certain ways which are inappropriate."

Why would anyone have to purchase it when it is all over the web? I’ve seen that same picture & meme, minus the Vote for Cruz line at the bottom for quite some time, some posted here as being a “good” thing like (Melania would be a great 1st Lady because she’s so smokin hot”) along with ones like this from the dems.

BTW – Did Trump purchase or get permission for this before he tweeted it?

[stockpirate]

Why would anyone have purchase it is in your post. The photographer will sue the sCruz PAC that used the photo.

However the quote I read about who purchased the right to use the photo came from the editor at GQ

[castlegreyskull]

My grandfather used to make the same position as Megyn Kelly in that picture when he was about to fart.

[CodeToad]

If you knew anything about public domain you wouldn’t have asked such a stupid question.