The Murrieta Police Department has reportedly been told to stop digitally adding Lego heads onto photos of suspects, according to a recent report.
  • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    This was intended to be a general statement on IP law rather than law enforcement.

    This is exactly the kind of shit IP law should be used for. It’s one thing when Disney goes after murals at kindergartens. It’s another thing entirely when something like a police force publicly associates your IP with their actions.

      • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        This isn’t a human rights violation, however. Lego is not a person.

        But, Lego heads are their intellectual property, so they can stop that. The human rights part would be more of an issue for another organisation.