Going back to our discussion on copyright and the public domain- a folkartist from Vermont is being sued because Chick-fil-A thinks that the slogan he wishes to use to represent his small company is too similar to their own. I hardly think that a small kale company is anywhere near
Day: April 25, 2013
The PIP company has recently gone through trial concerning its faulty breast implants. Apparently the PIP breast implants were below standards and would actually break apart much more often than other implants. The PIP implants have affected many women across the world, and in fact hundreds of women piled into
I found this article online (posted below), and I thought this was a perfect representation of Art and Crime. This famous artist from Prague painted a Soviet tank pink in 1991. It was the centerpiece of a memorial at Prague’s Kinsky Square for the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. This
If you have ever taken notice of the sample pictures placed in the variety of frames in your local Target, you will notice that the pictures are generally “picture perfect,” black and white, flawless couples or families embracing each other with their warm impeccable smiles. This idea of capturing “unrealistic”
Groups, including American diplomats, have begun to attempt to eliminate a recent wave of graffiti in ancient Rome. Many Romans are appreciative of groups’ efforts to clean up Rome. However, not every Roman looks down on the graffiti. Some Romans see graffiti as a last attempt to keep tourists from
Leonardo da Vinci, who lived from 1452-1519, is well known for his anatomical sketches of the human body. He would dissect dead human remains and then draw what he saw. Dissection was completely illegal unless one was a physician, which da Vinci was not. It is believed that da Vinci