Oct 16, 2006

Uncle Ho

I stumbled over this on Wikipedia. They say this is the official picture of Uncle Ho:

They also say this, which I found quite interesting, but I'm not sure why I find it interesting.

'This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Vietnam. According to copyright laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were first published, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator'

Find the page here.

4 comments:

Jimmy Tran said...

Uncle Ho has really good skin.

Anonymous said...

looks like whoever airbrushed Uncle went to lunch after he or she finished w/ the left eye and forgot to take out the bag and crow's feet on uncle's right eye when he or she came back :). Uncle does have a glowing complexion indeed, not a zit or scar in sight! I wonder what skin regiment he followed?

amadbrownwoman said...

now that it's pointed out, I agree with vgriffing on forgetting the other eye. good skin regimen. but i'd have suggested eye cream. and putting cucumber on eyes before taking pictures.

Thuy said...

I didn't know Vietnam has "copyright" laws! Have you seen all the fake stuff (LV, Channel, Versace, movie DVDs) that are being sold in Vietnam?