Gay Couple's Wedding Photo Turned into Attack Ad

[crossfire]

Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere have been Photoshopped into poster-husbands for an antigay campaign mailer.

A married gay couple is outraged after an antigay "hate group" has stolen one of their wedding photos and used it in a political attack ad.Brian Edwards heard about the ad from a friend who sent an iPhone picture after recognizing him and

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The Post reports that the Public Advocate refuses to apologize and claims that even though the photo is copyright protected, it can do with it as it pleases - since others have supposedly done the same with their copyrighted images.

BEST DEFENSE EVER.

I guess this is redundant, but seriously, what a bunch of ASSHOLES. I would be fucking livid.

I just asked my dad the lawyer if the couple about the possibility of a lawsuit. He says they do have GROUNDS for a suit, but whether or they would WIN would depend on how the picture was originally published, and how the Public Advocate got their hands on the photo in the first place.

[redstar826]

and claims that even though the photo is copyright protected, it can do with it as it pleases - since others have supposedly done the same with their copyrighted images.

lol the "but everyone else is doing it!" defense didn't even work with my parents when I was a little kid

[nitasee]

Yes, but using that defense speaks volumes of the maturity of these idiots.

[moonbrightnites]

It's their entire mentality and level of intellect distilled into one sentence of stupid.

[ill_tex]

How dare this group talk about values? How dare they use Brian and Tom as an example of the EXACT opposite thing the couple supports?

[littlelauren86]

the Public Advocate refuses to apologize and claims that even though the photo is copyright protected, it can do with it as it pleases - since others have supposedly done the same with their copyrighted images.

Oh please. Total class act.

[eversofar]

The Post reports that the Public Advocate refuses to apologize and claims that even though the photo is copyright protected, it can do with it as it pleases

actually, copyright law restricts your usage of an image but w/e.