Valleywag
Google this afternoon:
Google buckled under pressure from the firm representing Joan Miró's family, who threatened a copyright suit over the holiday logo. Google just wanted to celebrate the surrealist artist's birthday with a tribute — and one would guess they have enough lawyers to defend an obviously non-infringing work. But hey, no problem — someone else can go defend creative rights.
Artist's family asks Google to take down Thursday's `painted' logo [Mercury News]
Earlier: Google Miro: Brilliant or toddler? [Valleywag]
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Yeah, like Yahoo. Or Cisco.
Those lawyers sure showed Google! How dare they expose Miro's style to millions of people, peaking their curiosity and increasing awareness of and demand for his work. How can they ever expect to protect his copyrights if people know who he is and recognise his artwork?
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