Did Zimmerman Copy a Stock Photo for His Original $100k Painting?
Mediaite
by Matt Wilstein | 12:15 pm, December 17th, 2013
"As of 12 noon on Tuesday, December 17th, George Zimmermans first original painting is fetching $99,960 on eBay. But how original is it? As Twitter user @raven_rainfall pointed out to Mediaite after we posted the image of Zimmermans America-themed artwork, the American flag image he used comes straight from stock photo company Shutterstock:"
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"Seeing as Shutterstocks images are copyrighted and are not free to use, things could potentially become legally complicated if Zimmerman did, indeed, crib the image from the stock photo company. Plus, if someone is going to drop $100,000 on Zimmermans first-ever painting, theyd probably want to know from where the image originated?"
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http://www.mediaite.com/online/did-zimmerman-copy-a-stock-photo-for-his-original-100k-painting/
Mediaite
by Matt Wilstein | 12:15 pm, December 17th, 2013
"As of 12 noon on Tuesday, December 17th, George Zimmermans first original painting is fetching $99,960 on eBay. But how original is it? As Twitter user @raven_rainfall pointed out to Mediaite after we posted the image of Zimmermans America-themed artwork, the American flag image he used comes straight from stock photo company Shutterstock:"
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"Seeing as Shutterstocks images are copyrighted and are not free to use, things could potentially become legally complicated if Zimmerman did, indeed, crib the image from the stock photo company. Plus, if someone is going to drop $100,000 on Zimmermans first-ever painting, theyd probably want to know from where the image originated?"
More... with photos
http://www.mediaite.com/online/did-zimmerman-copy-a-stock-photo-for-his-original-100k-painting/