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  C.S. Muncy said (4 Feb 2009):

  I recently found out -the hard way- what it's like to have your work appropriated without getting credit. Back in October, I was photographing a rally being held by Ralph Nader on Wall Street. I'd covered him the day before, so I wasn't terribly excited by the prospect...still, it was a rowdy, fun crowd and I was starting to get into things when I noticed some of the posters his supporters were carrying had an incredibly familiar image on them. A half hour into the event, it suddenly dawned on me....somebody on his campaign had appropriated an image of mine, one I took of him two years ago in Union Square!
  I like Nader, and ended up voting for him, but it still got on my nerves seeing my work stolen like that. Still, his staff was incredibly polite about it, offering their apologies and eventually giving me credit on his website. I was even offered some compensation (though not a whole lot,) so I decided not to take the matter any further.
  You're lucky they even asked permission. The Bush campaign was notorious for using material without permission or credit.