lol You would think Senator Coburn would know the copyright law!
Source: Main Justice
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has issued his most recent report on pork-barrel spending at the Department of Justice, titled “Party at the DOJ.” We were flipping through it and boy, the DOJ sure does look bad, hosting frivolous events like dances, trips to amusement parks and … a party for McGruff the Crime Dog.
Wait – a party for McGruff? That’s our photo illustrating the senator’s report, right there on Page 13. The photo is from a recent event we covered on the rooftop at Venable LLP’s offices in Washington, featuring Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurie Robinson and the law enforcement canine mascot.
But our photo is copyrighted. And Sen. Coburn never contacted us for reprint rights.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on which Coburn sits oversees intellectual property rights, including copyright law. Surely the senator and his staff know better than to use a Senate-accredited news organization’s photo without permission?
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