tannerman, 2 months ago

@ernie Looks like you got yourself a new article to write 😁

ernie, 2 months ago

So, here’s the thing: The photo is from Unsplash, and it is properly credited. You can view it here: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-cell-phone-on-a-car-dashboard-MQYdpvztfsE

ernie, 2 months ago

The original article, which is hilarious, is here: https://midrange.tedium.co/issues/the-great-key-fob-caper/

ernie, 2 months ago

I looked at the website where this was linked to see if I could find more info. Seems real!

ernie, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

I looked up the name of the lawyer, and it’s absolutely an AI-generated picture of a guy. As is every other employee of this firm:

ryansingel, 2 months ago

@ernie This is what you get when you have a trademark attorney work on copyright,

That’s assuming that this lawyer even exists, which is generous

ernie, 2 months ago

@ryansingel A patent-rights attorney that specializes in trademark law but is reaching out about a copyright violation

LeslieBurns, 2 months ago

@ernie @timo21 I just looked and these is no Will Thomas licensed as an attorney in Arizona. Yikes.

ernie, 2 months ago

@LeslieBurns @timo21 The domain was registered less than a month ago.

ernie, 2 months ago

So I look up the address, which is located on the fourth floor of its building. (Which I should note appears to be a one-floor structure in the also possibly-AI-generated lead image.)

And here’s what I find:

ernie, 2 months ago

“Kindly understand that simply removing the image does not conclude the matter.” No, we need your backlink or we will threaten you with a lawsuit from our fourth-floor office in a single-floor building.

ernie, 2 months ago

Love how the gavels in the AI generated logo melt

tannerman, 2 months ago

@ernie Maybe it's trying to be a hybrid international firm, where the US uses gavels and does not.

Karen5Lund, 2 months ago

@ernie Up in the tallest tree?

ernie, 2 months ago

@Karen5Lund lol sure a law firm fits up there

slashdottir, 2 months ago

@ernie lol, it's the same building as all these other businesses.

https://ameultrasounds.com/pages/about

https://peletechcorp.com/contact-us

http://www.xilinglab.com/en/About/Index.aspx

original here:

https://www.photoshopvideotutorial.com/building-signage-logo-mockup/#google_vignette

ernie, 2 months ago

@slashdottir Nice find!

slashdottir, 2 months ago

@ernie original seems to have come from this place: https://evermotion.org

ernie, 2 months ago

@slashdottir AI art and stock photos. Nice combo.