Flickr Obama/Joker Takedown Story Gets... Odd
from the so-what-happened? dept
We were a bit confused over the claim recently that Flickr (Yahoo) had taken down a Photoshopped image of Obama as "the Joker" superimposed on a Time Magazine cover. It didn't make much sense, because it wasn't clear who's copyright was even at issue. It didn't seem likely that Time Magazine would have any claim, even though that's what many assumed. So, some folks started asking around -- and all of the "obvious" candidates said no. Time Magazine, DC Comics and the original photographer who took the image on which the photo was based all insisted they didn't send the takedown. That resulted in some fingerpointing at Flickr, but some more digging by Thomas Hawk turned up a guy named Edward Przydzial (though Yahoo's takedown notification called him Przydzia, which resulted in even more confusion initially. But, no one seems to know who he is and what copyright he might hold in the matter, making the whole story quite bizarre. Hawk contacted Przydzial, who responded claiming that he created the image... but also that he doesn't own the image, and refused to say whether or not he filed the DMCA notice (and some bizarre stuff about needing a court order to find out who filed the DMCA notice). Once again, this highlights some of the inanities of the whole DMCA takedown process.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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Wow
A. He didn't continue to reply to Hawk's emails with grammatically-challenged, misspelled, half coherent ramblings about a liberal bias that then just get thrown up on the updates to the post
B. He didn't have this "show me a judge's signature" attitude
C. There wasn't information available that he had served federal time for interstate transportation of goods derived via fraud
D. He was as willing to open up the files/records on his computer as Firas claims to be
and
E. He didn't have the kind of mustache that makes the vaginas of 12 year old girls quiver with fear
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Re: Wow
Hmm...
Maybe Edward Przydzial is the Joker?
Also:
I know you are serious half the time DH - though let's face it, it's not *quite* half ;)
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Re: Re: Wow
I hate being an AC!
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Huh?
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Come on Warner! You'll be able to get you're favorite topping!
Surely Warner owns some license or has lost revenue somehow and needs to sue.
Come on, Warner. Call your favorite Custom-Evidence Fabricator and join in! After court costs, legal fees, and the fake research papers, you'll net $10.
That's like almost a Small Pizza! All for you! And we know how much you like the 'za! Mmmm! Sausage!
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Re: Come on Warner! You'll be able to get you're favorite topping!
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yep
I hate being an AC!"
Indeed. AC's are lame, cowards, and usually muckraking shills on this site.
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Re: yep
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I dug a little bit...
This is exactly why the founding fathers put 'due process' into the constitution, so that to be found 'guilty' by a court would involve having to be proven 'guilty'. This also is true in Civil suits as there is a burden of proof. However the DMCA circumvents any due process with scare tactics and overly broad language. This needs to change dramatically, I could do exactly the same thing without any proof and force the other party to prove their right rather than my proving my accusation (which I always thought is defamation, but I guess DMCA doesn't care.)
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
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Edward Przydzial did not create that image
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKS4Lq23LE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYP-3Rg6UcE
I can state FOR A FACT that Przydzial edited his Livejournal entry after the image went viral to try to lay claim to it.
Download this picture:
http://pics.livejournal.com/edwardprzydzial/pic/00003ww6
Open it in Photoshop. Go to "File Information" and check out the creation date: 12/25/2008. And yet Przydzial claims the image was posted on 10/9/2009. TIME TRAVEL! Firas Alkhateed is the real creator of the image, Przydzial is just a thief.
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Re: Edward Przydzial did not create that image
Criminal Harassment complaint filed: 10/08/2009
Incident number: 9027336
Criminal Harassment court application filed: 10/15/2009
Application number: 10150901
Hearing: 11/09/2009
Outcome: Edward Przydzial failed to appear - Issued to Criminal Complaint.
Arraignment: 12/29/2009
Outcome: Edward Przydzial failed to appear - Warrant issued for arrest.
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eddie pretzel says...
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eddie pretzel says...
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
Edward Przydzial was home in Beverly Hills on his mid break from the Art Institute when he toyed around with Photoshop to come up with the image. He posted it to the picture site Flickr for friends to see his artwork, the paper reported.
Months later, he doctored the picture and it appeared on posters around the country with the word "Socialism" added to it. Przydzial, who dabbles in graphic arts, told the newspaper he worried about copyright infringement and so kept a low profile. He also feared a backlash for appearing to be against the president.
Przydzial said he doesn't support Obama, though he dis-likes him more then President Bush. And he does think he's a socialist, fascist.
"In terms of domestic policy, I don't think he's really doing much good for the country right now," he told the Times. "We don't have to 'hero worship' the guy."
aug 18th foxnews
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
Edward Przydzial was home in Beverly Hills on his mid break from the Art Institute when he toyed around with Photoshop to come up with the image. He posted it to the picture site Flickr for friends to see his artwork, the paper reported.
Months later, he doctored the picture and it appeared on posters around the country with the word "Socialism" added to it. Przydzial, who dabbles in graphic arts, told the newspaper he worried about copyright infringement and so kept a low profile. He also feared a backlash for appearing to be against the president.
Przydzial said he doesn't support Obama, though he dis-likes him more then President Bush. And he does think he's a socialist, fascist.
"In terms of domestic policy, I don't think he's really doing much good for the country right now," he told the Times. "We don't have to 'hero worship' the guy."
aug 18th foxnews
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robert matheu
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mr. dreamwhip says...
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
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Przydzial not Obama Joker Artist
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john e. tyler is using these comment pages to harass me online...
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john e. tyler is using these comment pages to harass me online...
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Freedom of speech or all or just Americans?
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
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obama joker artist exposed!!!
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retard above ^^^
https://johnetyler.blogspot.com for a more insightful look at rev tyler.
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