Google Violates Miro's Copyright? 651
Anonymous Coward writes "In a homage to Joan Miro on his birthday, Google changed its logo as to spell out the word "Google" in Miro's style. Google has a history of changing its logo in order to commemorate events and holidays of particular significance. In this case, the homage was not well received by the Miro family or the Artists Rights Society which represents them, as reported by the Mercury News. According to Theodore Feder, president of the ARS, "There are underlying copyrights to the works of Miro, and they are putting it up without having the rights". The ARS demanded that Google removed the logo, and Google complied, though not without adding that it did not believe it was in violation of copyright. The ARS has raised similar complaints regarding Google's tribute to Salvador Dali in 2002. "It's a distortion of the original works and in that respect it violates the moral rights of the artist," Feder said." It seems to me that the art world has a glorious history of incorporating prior art into modern creations. It's amusing to me that ARS doesn't understand that.
This is what I think about ARS (Score:5, Funny)
There you have it.
Could it be? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:spotlight (Score:5, Funny)
It doesn't look like your knowledge of Miro has improved much since Google educated you.
Miro is a man...
Why would they care? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:'Intellectual property' concept is going too fa (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:spotlight (Score:3, Funny)
He was a surrealist remember. Ceci n'est pas une man...
CEASE AND DESIST (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:'Intellectual property' concept is going too fa (Score:5, Funny)
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Oh, when will these "artists" grow up? (Score:4, Funny)
If google really wanted to get all pissy about this, they should just laugh and say "ha ha" it's a parody on your art work and therefore protected! Ha ha you're a funny artist!
Re:'Intellectual property' concept is going too fa (Score:5, Funny)
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Boycot Miró! (Score:2, Funny)
He's evil!
IP rights (Score:1, Funny)
(sarcasm flag for the humor impaired!)
Re:This is what I think about ARS (Score:5, Funny)
Now, maybe if his family had patented his artistic style they could claim Google violated their patent. Hmmm... I wonder if I could patent an artistic style and exploit the US patent system for my own profit. To heck with business model patents, can you imagine owning the patent for slasher flicks?
Re:PR (Score:1, Funny)
I went up to this girl, she said, "Hi, my name is Joan Miro"
I thought she'd be good to go with a little Funky cold Medina
She said, "I'd like a drink, " I said OK, I'd go get it
Then a couple of sips, she sold licked her lips
And I knew that she was with it
So I took her to my crib, and everything went well as planned
But when she got undressed, it was a big old mess
Miro was a man
So I threw him out, I don't fool around
With in Oscar Meyer weiner
You must be sure that your girl is pure
For the Funky Cold Medina
My future portfolio... (Score:5, Funny)
U.S. Patent 123,456,788: "Method for killing off annoying characters first."
U.S. Patent 123,456,787: "Method for splitting up and covering more ground this way (and sending that fat kid into the basement by himself)."
I can feel the money rolling in already.
Re:Its all about the money (Score:2, Funny)
Now who the hell are Desney and Miky and Cinerela? And your U key seems to be malfunctioning and producing Os instead.
Re:This is what I think about ARS (Score:4, Funny)
I am disappointed in your act towards google in the tribute they done for miro, in-fact i wasn't aware who miro was until i saw the tribute and done some research, its people like you and companies like yours that shame artists like those. i hope you can sleep at night knowing that you had the chance to help educate millions of people, but took it away with one FOUL swoop.
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Re:This is what I think about ARS (Score:4, Funny)
Re:'Intellectual property' concept is going too fa (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Let me get this straight... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Its all about the money (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My future portfolio... (Score:4, Funny)
So that's why Anakin didn't die until the 3rd movie. Lucas didn't want to get sued!
It makes so much more sense now.
Re:My future portfolio... (Score:3, Funny)
Geez, thanks for the spoiler warning.
Next thing you know, you're gonna tell us the monkey dies at the end of King Kong
Re:'Intellectual property' concept is going too fa (Score:5, Funny)
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