Another Obama poster controversy

During the 2008 presidential campaign, two students at Florida State University created a "Jokerized" poster of Obama with a caption that initially read "Why so socialist?"Another popularized version created byFiras Alkhateebcontained a caption that read simply "socialism."You can find a copy of the image atWikipedia.The Flickr Web site posted Alkhateeb's version of the poster on its site but encountered media backlash that eventually led to its removal by Flickr citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

1. What are the arguments in favor of Flickr's right to post the "Jokerized" image of Obama on its Web site as a fair use exception to copyright laws and that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does not apply?
2. What are the arguments against Flickr posting the "Jokerized" image of Obama on its Web site as a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
3. Which argument do you favor?Why?
4. Summarize your responses to these questions

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