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by unfocussed_mike 1583 days ago
It's not begging the question, because it was _very_ recognisably a derived work of his image.

> they made their own image, and then Maisel claimed it infringed his

This is obtuse.

The question at issue was whether it was *fair* use -- to make a fair use claim you are stipulating it is a *use*. I am not convinced either way.