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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: flowers on April 03, 2014, 07:17:29 pm

Title: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: flowers on April 03, 2014, 07:17:29 pm
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/white-house-tizzy-over-samsungs-use-obama-ortiz-se/

(http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2014/04/02/a1f8b6dff9003c0c500f6a70670098d5_s160x187.jpg?97772928f83159beee0ec5dd654770975fa49676)

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The White House is in a tiff over Samsung’s use of a selfie shot taken Thursday of the president and Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz as a quick and easy marketing ploy.

“As a rule, the White House objects to attempts to use the president’s likeness for commercial purposes,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said, The Hill reported.

At the same time, Mr. Carney refused to say whether attorneys for the administration were calling Samsung to get the company to stop using the snapshot, the media outlet said.

I see Obama is heartbroken about the Ft Hood shooting yesterday, he took time off from his busy schedule to  show his remorse by posing for a selfie.    :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang:
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: Millee on April 03, 2014, 07:30:04 pm
Quote from: flowers on April 03, 2014, 07:17:29 pm


I see Obama is heartbroken about the Ft Hood shooting yesterday, he took time off from his busy schedule to  show his remorse by posing for a selfie.    :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang: :chairbang:

2016 can't get here fast enough.   :#@$%:
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: Relic on April 03, 2014, 07:33:08 pm
Quote from: Millee on April 03, 2014, 07:30:04 pm
2016 can't get here fast enough.   :#@$%:

Ahhh, an optimist.

Hillary! will be no better.
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: rustynail on April 03, 2014, 08:00:39 pm
They want a cut$$.
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: Millee on April 03, 2014, 08:02:20 pm
Quote from: Relic on April 03, 2014, 07:33:08 pm
Ahhh, an optimist.

Hillary! will be no better.

Policy wise she'll be just as bad or worse, but I don't think she'll act like a pre-teen while in office. 
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: mountaineer on April 03, 2014, 08:09:16 pm
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“As a rule, the White House objects to attempts to use the president’s likeness for commercial purposes,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said, The Hill reported.
That's a whole lot different from Obammy flying around the country posing for photographs at $32,000 fundraisers, after all.
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: flowers on April 03, 2014, 08:35:06 pm
Quote from: Relic on April 03, 2014, 07:33:08 pm
Ahhh, an optimist.

Hillary! will be no better.
Time will tell , yet I think you may be correct
Title: Re: White House in a tizzy over Samsung’s use of Obama-Ortiz selfie
Post by: Oceander on April 04, 2014, 12:06:58 am
There are more than 3 people in that picture; as a general rule, that makes it a picture of "the public" and none of the people in the image have rights over their likeness in the pic.