On the January 8, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert had the author of a book called Remix on his show to discuss the de-criminalization of people modifying others' intellectual property. Colbert took the author's book and modified it by drawing a dog on the inside cover. When he showed his drawing to the camera, I couldn't believe it: he stole my dog drawing! About a year ago, I drew a picture of Nicky's head and have been stamping it all over everything: shirts, cards, buttons, mugs, etc. Sort of like my low-end contribution to the art world, littering my gifts to friends with this image. And then Colbert took his fancy high-brow show and used it as a vehicle to co-opt my art project. Shame on you, Colbert! Oh, it's on.
