On: Kind of Screwed

[uptown]

So he agrees to a settlement where he pays a fine, and agrees to never use the artwork again … and then he goes and uses the same image as well as a variety of other variations of that image as part of his blog-post on a website at least partially supported by ads?

[ceejayoz → uptown]

> (Note: This post was reviewed by both my and Jay Maisel's legal counsel.)

[potatolicious → uptown]

The laws covering editorial usage (for which a blog certainly applies) are very different than the laws surrounding putting a derivative work on a commercial product and selling it.

[FiddlerClamp → uptown]

In that case, I'd say fair use applies.