Well if the model and photographer (he is) were deceased, and they held the copyright for reproductions, would the photo have slipped into public domain? The problem is that current US copyright law applies to works published since 1978. I can't find a lot of information regarding copyright for 1957, other than: "95…

I searched the internet for the ad and every time I find it labeled with a model credit, it's Suzy Parker, not Gita. So now I'm wondering who the actual model is or if the photo was mislabeled at some point. Suzy Parker died in 2003.

More interestingly, it took me forever to find the ad. Partly because it's from 1957, not "the early 60s" as so many articles claim. And partly because the model is frequently credited as Suzy Parker, who did MANY ads for Revlon at the time. I don't know if it's mislabeled or not, it's hard to find much concrete…

We don't know that they don't have the right to use the image. All we know is she's suing them, not that her lawsuit has any real basis. If might be someone didn't clear the paperwork or get permission from the proper copyright owner, it might be a PR lawsuit calculated to get a settlement, it might be that the…

That presumes she has legal standing to claim ownership of the image. We do not know. We know that it is an image of her and that she objects to its use without monetary compensation. There is no information on who holds the copyright to the image and its derivative uses, how or if Matthew Weiner obtained…

I'm curious to know how the animators/designers/production people obtained the images used in the opening title sequence and who actually owns them. It would be incompetent if no copyright investigation was done beforehand, and given the vast number of vintage ads used in the series, incomprehensible. And the rights…

I thought the same thing. I can write off a bunch of these by consolidating the redundancies (sensitive/compassionate/considerate) and striking off the stuff that I think is a baseline requirement to be a decent human being (polite, kind).

"Lack of interest" or "lack of advertising?" Because I have never heard of this brand, ever. I had to look them up and they have a whopping eight stores! One is in Chicago in a pretty good location, one is actually 5 minutes from my parent's house. And despite being in both these areas repeatedly, I've never seen…

Let's just compare that image of Twiggy with this one of Megan:

This will be the third line Janie Bryant has done for them. I liked the first one and bought a dress. The second was a brighter, more summery collection and waaaay too pink for me. The trick is, if you live in a large city with a main branch store, just wait. I got my dress for $35 off the clearance rack. Plus,…

I've played this, hilariously enough, while researching games with some programmer friends. The stories are actually pretty cute. The last one I saw had you hunting around the city trying to catch a gang of antique duck statue thieves. Yes, it IS boring, because it's basically "point, click, repeat task, have…

Guys who make a really big deal about doing "lady things." Running in fear, expecting really high praise for lowering themselves to the task or doing something as begrudgingly as possible.

Gender neutral is too close to "gender neutered." Might as well come in a pink plastic container with a free tampon. If you wanted Stamos to sell Greek yogurt to MEN, you're going to have to oil him up and call it Spartan Yogurt.

I can't speak for the rest of the world, but the US exports horses for slaughter in Europe and none of those animals have been raised for consumption. Many are cast offs from racing or other sports. Either the horses have an injury, are too old or are simply not fast enough to profitable to the owners. South…

Brrr, I haven't touched heavily processed meat in years. I get it from a very good butcher and if he doesn't have it, I don't buy it.

This kind mushing together of meat on a mass scale is also a reason food-born illnesses in meat become massive problems. By grinding a hundred animals into a single batch of generic "meat," a problem with one carcass spreads to the entire batch. Last year there was a huge recall of hamburgers because of possible E…

I was cruising around Netflix for films to practice my French with when I found that one and absolutely loved it. The English title is a little hard to understand in the context of the group, which is based on an actual group meant to help people deal with extreme shyness and difficulty expressing their emotions to…

What is a lady lump and who calls it that? I've only heard "lady lumps" as a weird and very rarely used slang for breasts, which I do not believe are kept in the leggings. I might be wearing my leggings wrong though, I am a woman after all. Did he write a column explaining to women the proper physical mechanics of…

He's right, the number of women in the Fortune 500 is rising. It's reached an overwhelming 20. The 480 other CEOs have cooties now, they might as well turn in their man cards and buy some bras.

Or this story is a massive troll and Banksy hasn't been arrested at all.