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The Original Obama Joker Image
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After a brief hiatus due to a fraudulent DMCA takedown notification, my original Obama Joker picture is back up.
Quick history of the image:
I made this image using Adobe Photoshop CS3 back in January of 2009 and uploaded it to my photostream. Sometime between then and August 2009, someone copied it off here and added the caption "Socialism". The image since then went viral, showing up on streets in LA and T shirts. When the picture and the story behind it became popular in August, someone filed a fraudulent DMCA takedown notice with Flickr, which caused them to automatically take down the image without investigating the claim. I had to file a counter notification and they told me I can reupload it on September 22nd.
The fraudulent takedown notice caused much controversy with Flickr. The hoopla surrounding the image and its removal caused Flickr to actually CHANGE their takedown policy!
Here's a few news links about the image and its controversy:
ABC News interview: abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=6973516
LA Times: latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/08/obama-joker-a...
Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0819-obama-jokeraug19...
LA Times about Flickr policy change: latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/flickr-obama-...
The Original Obama Joker Image
Visit the online store at: www.cafepress.com/theobamajoker!
After a brief hiatus due to a fraudulent DMCA takedown notification, my original Obama Joker picture is back up.
Quick history of the image:
I made this image using Adobe Photoshop CS3 back in January of 2009 and uploaded it to my photostream. Sometime between then and August 2009, someone copied it off here and added the caption "Socialism". The image since then went viral, showing up on streets in LA and T shirts. When the picture and the story behind it became popular in August, someone filed a fraudulent DMCA takedown notice with Flickr, which caused them to automatically take down the image without investigating the claim. I had to file a counter notification and they told me I can reupload it on September 22nd.
The fraudulent takedown notice caused much controversy with Flickr. The hoopla surrounding the image and its removal caused Flickr to actually CHANGE their takedown policy!
Here's a few news links about the image and its controversy:
ABC News interview: abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=6973516
LA Times: latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/08/obama-joker-a...
Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-0819-obama-jokeraug19...
LA Times about Flickr policy change: latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/flickr-obama-...