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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.
I feel like it shouldn’t be IP law that stops this, but rather human rights laws. Those aren’t robust enough in the United States yet. Obviously the company will use what tools are available to them.
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.
That’s what I’m saying, the human rights part is the only thing that matters in this issue. IP law is ultimately meaningless and a hinderance to society while privacy and human rights are a moral objection to what’s happening here.
What LEGO did does not fix the problem, prisoners will still be used as social media posts. They do not fundamentally care about those people, they just want to protect their brand.
Not the human rights of Lego, rather the human rights of suspects or accused people.