Why Trump could be making a big mistake by fundraising off his mug shot - eviltoast
His campaign turned the defining image into a souvenir. It’s unclear who actually owns it, Alex Woodward reports
  • Nougat@kbin.social
    26·
    1 year ago

    They don’t own the copyright on someone’s likeness. They own the copyright on that specific image.

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
      15·
      1 year ago

      Exactly, like photographers have copyright of their photos. It would be hilarious if you needed to own the subject of the photo to have copyright. The movie industry would probably collapse overnight.

      • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 year ago

        Unfortunately, I have the feeling the movie industry would be overjoyed if all their actors were slaves…