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Time Denies Issuing DMCA Over Obama Joker Image

Posted by timothy on from the just-like-the-beginning-of-the-dark-knight dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Last week Slashdot posted on the Flickr censorship case where Flickr removed the controversial Obama/Joker image from their site. A representative from Flickr claimed that they only removed the image because they received a DMCA takedown notice over the image and then accused the press and blogosphere of being 'makey uppey,' subsequently locking the thread where Flickr users were complaining about the takedown. But now it appears that Time, DC Comics, and the photographer of the original photograph used to make the parody image are all denying having issued Flickr a takedown notice. Flickr was asked who issued the notice by the Los Angeles Times and told the Times that they were not able to provide that information. The original artist says Flickr has not told him who filed it either, despite the fact that Yahoo has in the past provided the information to people when DMCA takedown requests are issued. So if Time didn't file the DMCA notice, and DC Comics didn't file the DMCA notice, and the original photographer did not file the DMCA notice, then who exactly did?"

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  1. Could it be... by KingSkippus · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Time didn't file the DMCA notice, and DC Comics didn't file the DMCA notice, and the original photographer did not file the DMCA notice, then who exactly did?"

    Mabye it was Barack Obama?

    1. Re:Could it be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean Barack Hussein Obama?

    2. Re:Could it be... by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Y'all and Flickr are a bunch of fuckin' Philistines.

      You racist!!! Some of my best friends are Philistines!

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    3. Re:Could it be... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

      You racist!!! Some of my best friends are Philistines!

      Oh please, you can't call a fan club a 'race'. Besides, he's been terrible ever since he left Genesis, so I see no reason to defend them anyway.

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  2. The obvious answer by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Time didn't file the DMCA notice, and DC Comics didn't file the DMCA notice, and the original photographer did not file the DMCA notice, then who exactly did?

    Batman?

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    1. Re:The obvious answer by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

      *reads the first two posts*

      Oh my god! Barack Obama is Batman's secret identity!

      This explains why he got to keep his "Blackberry", because it's actually his Batberry! ... I'll let myself out.

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    2. Re:The obvious answer by Rob+the+Bold · · Score: 5, Funny

      *reads the first two posts*

      Oh my god! Barack Obama is Batman's secret identity!

      This explains why he got to keep his "Blackberry", because it's actually his Batberry! ... I'll let myself out.

      I've never seen Barack Obama and Batman in the same room . . .

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    3. Re:The obvious answer by sacdelta · · Score: 5, Funny

      I've never seen myself and Batman in the same room.

      OMG!

      I'm Batman. Why didn't I see it before? It explains so much.

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    4. Re:The obvious answer by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

      *reads this and the previous parallel reply*

      Oh my God!

      Batman is Barack Obama, sacdelta on /., and HITLER!!!!

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    5. Re:The obvious answer by shentino · · Score: 4, Funny

      Out but not in.

  3. Wow, that's some URL. by sootman · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://thomashawk.com/2009/08/so-if-time-magazine-dc-comics-and-platon-didnt-send-flickr-a-dmca-takedown-notice-over-the-obama-joker-image-who-did.html

    I look forward to the day when an entire Slashdot submission is just a blog's URL.

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  4. The guys with Tin Foil Hats maybe? by JohnnyComeLately · · Score: 5, Funny

    The lack of evidence of a conspiracy PROVES it's gotta be one!!

  5. I admit by aicrules · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was me. But I did it by accident. I thought I was clicking the Digg It link and must have just missed and clicked the DMCA It link. I did think it was weird that they asked me to provide justification for why I thought it should be expunged. But I just kept typing "The quick brown fox jumped over the ...etc..." till it said I had typed enough and then it let me submit.

  6. One question.... by 8127972 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why so serious?

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    This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.