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[Nast]

The world is fucking crazy. It's illegal to feed homeless people, and my friend just received a cease & desist for painting Richard Feynman.

Huh what? From who? Why?

[Suu]

Does this mean Jesus will have a warrant out for his arrest come the resurrection, in Florida? 

Because if feeding 25 people is a crime, how awful is feeding 5000?

It would depend on if the fish were legal sized and whether or not they were in season.

Florida, where Fish and Game has more authority than any other division of law enforcement practically worldwide....

You can't even take a tampon out of the water when you catch one, you know. If you get caught...hefty fine.

AMIRITE?

You need to call my brother, RIGHT NOW. He has stories.

[Cain]

The world is fucking crazy. It's illegal to feed homeless people, and my friend just received a cease & desist for painting Richard Feynman.

Huh what? From who? Why?

Einstein.  Physics rivalry, very sad.

[Doktor Howl]

The world is fucking crazy. It's illegal to feed homeless people, and my friend just received a cease & desist for painting Richard Feynman.

wut

Well, he's dead, and to paint him, you'd have to dig him up, which would probably upset the family.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

This is the portrait in question:



Apparently it's illegal to sell it.

[Freeky]

The world is fucking crazy. It's illegal to feed homeless people, and my friend just received a cease & desist for painting Richard Feynman.

wut

Well, he's dead, and to paint him, you'd have to dig him up, which would probably upset the family.

[Nast]

The world is fucking crazy. It's illegal to feed homeless people, and my friend just received a cease & desist for painting Richard Feynman.

wut

Well, he's dead, and to paint him, you'd have to dig him up, which would probably upset the family.

Oh dear.

This is the portrait in question:



Apparently it's illegal to sell it.

That's amazing! I'm particularly fond of the cherub clutching the wiener.

Why is illegal to sell though? Is there some sort of copyright on Feynman's image?

[Disco Pickle]

what's with the wiener at the top and the ham hock at the bottom?

[Jasper]

Just sell it privately.  No one has to know.

ETA:  I just realized, being illegal is a feature of the work that could be leveraged to make it worth even more money. 

[Nast]

what's with the wiener at the top and the ham hock at the bottom?

If I'm not mistaken, pork seems to be a recurring motif throughout his work.

[Doktor Howl]

what's with the wiener at the top and the ham hock at the bottom?

If I'm not mistaken, pork seems to be a recurring motif throughout his work.

???

Feynman was Jewish, but I don't think he observed, if I remember his books correctly.

[Nast]

what's with the wiener at the top and the ham hock at the bottom?

If I'm not mistaken, pork seems to be a recurring motif throughout his work.

???

Feynman was Jewish, but I don't think he observed, if I remember his books correctly.

I was talking about Nigel's friend's paintings.

[Doktor Howl]

what's with the wiener at the top and the ham hock at the bottom?

If I'm not mistaken, pork seems to be a recurring motif throughout his work.

???

Feynman was Jewish, but I don't think he observed, if I remember his books correctly.

I was talking about Nigel's friend's paintings.

Hmm...He may be a Swamp Yankee sympathyzer.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Apparently, Feynman's "likeness" is copyrighted. While I understand the concept (it is not OK to use his image to promote, say, salad dressing or a clothing line) extending it to the point of preventing his likeness from being painted for art's sake is going a little too far, IMO.

[Doktor Howl]

Apparently, Feynman's "likeness" is copyrighted. While I understand the concept (it is not OK to use his image to promote, say, salad dressing or a clothing line) extending it to the point of preventing his likeness from being painted for art's sake is going a little too far, IMO.

If he calls it a parody, he should be safe.  That's where the ham comes in.