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Lawsuit Over Use of Flickr Photo – And Creative Commons Is Named

By Marty Schwimmer on September 21, 2007

Dallas News: “… Mom Sues Virgin Mobile Over Teen’s Photo”
What would you do if a company grabbed a goofy picture of your kid off the Internet, slapped some snarky text on it and used it to sell mobile phone service half a world away?
Susan Chang decided to sue.

Extremely muddled legal discussion in article that misses the significance that Creative Commons, promulgator of the Creative Commons license, is a named party.

  • Posted in:
    Intellectual Property, Trademark
  • Blog:
    The Trademark Blog
  • Organization:
    Martin Schwimmer
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