[Avodah] Halachic Analysis: The Hillary Photo Controversy

[Arie Folger]

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:59 PM,  RMB wrote:
> The photo came with rights reserved in the form of the text:
>    The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be
>    used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails,
>    products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement
>    of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

Actually, I am not sure that that is legally relevant, and should be
looked into in greater detail. The reason why the White House's
conditions may not be legally relevant is that by law, such kinds of
material produced by the Federal Government of the USA is immediately
in the public domain. Howvever, I grant that it is surely not nice to
go against the White House, and may arouse eivah.

-- 
Arie Folger,
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