I feel strangely about where this money went.
If i draw something at work, it kind of becomes property of my employer, they can do what they want with it. If someone copies that, it's not my position to claim copyrights because I was paid to draw it and sold my rights.
I imagine mr photo man transferred his rights when the record company bought the photo.
Maybe this isn't how the law works, but i'd see it as the studio's property and responsibilty to claim rights rather than his.
i also like mr loefs quote (taken from the article or comments on it?)
nordloef wrote:slapping some pixelation on it, and then calling it your own
I think this is the same point as above in celsius' post.
At what point does it become an original work or just a reproduction.