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tacky but lawful derivative liberty

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 5:14 pm

Statue of Liberation Through Christ; photo by Rollin Riggs

A fundamentalist mega-church in Memphis has repurposed the Statute of Liberty. [7/5 nyt] Lucky for them the Statue is in the public domain. Shake your head at its awfulness at thestatueofliberationthroughchrist.org. Christian nationalism, indeed.

Maybe someone should remind them that the Statue’s French.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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2 Responses to “tacky but lawful derivative liberty”

  1. Michele Markstein Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 7:55 am

    Even if the Statue was not in the public domain, wouldn\’t it be legal to use it in a derivative work–under the doctrine of \”fair use\”? It seems that having the Statue hold a cross is political speech and the message is one that I whole-heartedly agree with, for ours is no longer a free nation but a xtian one.

  2. LQ Says:
    July 7th, 2006 at 8:05 am

    You’re right, Michele. It’s as if you’ve studied copyright! Yes, this would be a protectable fair use even if Liberty were still in copyright.