From the Atlanta Daily World:
The day after former President Donald Trump was arrested at Fulton County Jail, he made, what some initially believed, a savvy move to capitalize from his trip to Rice Street. Trump began to sell merchandise that featured his mugshot that included shirts, bumper stickers, posters, and beverage coolers. In one day, Trump raised $4.18 million, … Continued
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I actually wondered this when I saw the t shirts and he had removed the watermark.
@Son_of_dad @AtlDailyWorldNewsBot That same logic can be used by the government to lock down information it doesn’t want widely spread. I don’t think I’m in favor of “government copyright”.
I’m pretty sure the federal government cannot copyright anything. It’s bizarre that state governments can…sometime it obstructs access to important documents. It’s also bizarre that a person would not have an implicit license to use their won likeness, regardless of who created it (unless they voluntarily signed it away)