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August 17, 2011 06:48 pm GMT

Fun With Fair Use: Daily Mail Steals Blogger's Image, Refuses To Pay Up

6a00d834515f7269e2014e8ab2c094970d-500wiAlice Taylor, CEO of Makielab and wife of BoingBoing's Cory Doctorow, took a nice snapshot of a anorexic mannequin in an "Always Skinny" display at the Gap. The mannequin is clearly emaciated and, skinny tights or no, probably should get some help. Alice snapped a picture, Cory posted it, all was right with the world.The Daily Mail's blogger, one Ariel Ramerez, asked if they could use the image in a blog post and Alice asked for a 250+ donation to a charity of her choice - a fair request, especially since she hates the Daily mail. Back and forth ensues, Ariel first:

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