Senator Claire McCaskill (SOPA Co-Sponsor) Lifts Image From Flickr User

Senator Claire McCaskill's Twitter page uses a background image from a Flickr user who has placed restricted usage (attribution required) on his images.

Jefferson City, MO (prHWY.com) January 13, 2012 - With the recent news of Congressman Lamar Smith's (SOPA Author) alleged copyright violation (http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-serial-copyright-violator), many members of Congress are now being placed under the microscope.

Senator Claire McCaskill, SOPA Co-Sponsor, is currently using an image for her Twitter background that was taken by a Flickr user who placed restricted rights on that particular image.

Claire McCaskill's Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/clairecmc

Flickr User's Image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstephenconn/2889893660/

Under SOPA's current revision, Claire McCaskill's Twitter page could be taken down immediately or even worse, Twitter.com through DNS manipulation.

More information about SOPA can be found at:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3261:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

https://www.eff.org

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Tag Words: twitter, flickr, violation, copyright, senator claire mccaskill, pipa, sopa, image, photo, picture

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