Obama photo

After reading the article here about the iconic photo of Obama, and the controversy around it I learned something new! I had no idea that the picture was manipulated by someone other than the original owner, or at least that the owner didn't know anything about it! I figured it was made up by either his campaign, or someone working together. I think that creative commons could have played a big role in this, had the situation ever turned ugly. Thankfully, the original owner of the photo was not upset that his picture was used, but if he did take issue with it, creative commons would have been a great way to mediate the situation.