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gruez • today at 1:13 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Wikipedia doesn't think so, citing the US copyright office

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:When_to_use_the_P...


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kevin_thibedeau • today at 2:01 AM

Visual artists have a right of attribution via the Visual Artists Rights Act (17 U.S.C. § 106A). This includes protection against misattribution.

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jdiff • today at 1:29 AM

This is true, it'd be a trademark issue if anything, not a copyright one. From this page:

> it may be reproduced, as long as the reproduction cannot be mistaken for an authentic signature.

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