http://www.techpolitik.com/2009/08/20/obama-joker-removed-by-flickr-over-copyright-concerns/ Where Politics and Technology Intersect Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:28:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.techpolitik.com/2009/08/20/obama-joker-removed-by-flickr-over-copyright-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Flickr Seems to be Caught in Lie Over Obama Joker Image « TechPolitik Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:08 +0000 http://www.techpolitik.com/?p=30#comment-28 [...] Joker Image The more that comes out of the flap over Flickr’s move to delete the Obama-as-Joker parody image, the more it appears that the photo site may not be telling the truth. A report on Tuesday by Photo [...] [...] Joker Image The more that comes out of the flap over Flickr’s move to delete the Obama-as-Joker parody image, the more it appears that the photo site may not be telling the truth. A report on Tuesday by Photo [...]

]]> http://www.techpolitik.com/2009/08/20/obama-joker-removed-by-flickr-over-copyright-concerns/comment-page-1/#comment-8 CLM Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:09:19 +0000 http://www.techpolitik.com/?p=30#comment-8 I've always been slightly annoyed by the "we can't discuss x because it deals with an individual" policy companies seem to run behind. I understand and agree with it in theory, but it always comes off as, "Oh, we'd love to comment, but we can't in order to protect the individual." I wonder what would happen if an individual came out and said, "Please, do continue. I'd like the hear this too..." I’ve always been slightly annoyed by the “we can’t discuss x because it deals with an individual” policy companies seem to run behind. I understand and agree with it in theory, but it always comes off as, “Oh, we’d love to comment, but we can’t in order to protect the individual.” I wonder what would happen if an individual came out and said, “Please, do continue. I’d like the hear this too…”

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