{"id":18675,"date":"2010-01-11T00:07:03","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T08:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=18675"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:29:05","slug":"lawsuits-and-controversy-over-autographed-memorabilia-with-doctored-celebrity-signing-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/11\/lawsuits-and-controversy-over-autographed-memorabilia-with-doctored-celebrity-signing-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/11\/lawsuits-and-controversy-over-autographed-memorabilia-with-doctored-celebrity-signing-photos\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18695\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x380.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images x380\" width=\"380\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x380-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A story which has been playing out in the mainstream media recently involves multiple lawsuits and controversy with regards to autographed memorabilia, including doctored photos altered to include images of items that are completely fictional in the context of the original photos, with instruments and other material added to unrelated photos.<\/p>\n<p>While not directly related to original props and costumes, as was the case with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/category\/market-watch\/posters-one-sheets-lobby-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\">the fraud in the poster\/one sheet field late last year<\/a>, this is certainly of interest and relevance to our hobby.<\/p>\n<p>Autograph Magazine published photos of these doctored photos last month &#8211; both before and after.\u00a0 The original article can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/live.autographmagazine.com\/photo\/albums\/american-royal-arts-fake\" target=\"_blank\">www.autographmagazine.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/live.autographmagazine.com\/photo\/albums\/american-royal-arts-fake\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18676 aligncenter\" title=\"Autograph-Magazine-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Autograph-Magazine-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Autograph Magazine Portal Fake Photo Forgery Doctored Images x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Autograph-Magazine-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Autograph-Magazine-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are side-by-side comparisons of the original photos and the doctored photos in which additional elements are added to the image to make it appear that the celebrity is signing memorabilia which was not present at the time of the photos (click each image for higher resolution comparisons):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18677\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-01 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-01-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 01 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-01-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-01-x425-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18679\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-02 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-02-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 02 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-02-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-02-x425-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18681\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-03 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-03-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 03 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-03-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-03-x425-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18683\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-04 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-04-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 04 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-04-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-04-x425-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18685\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-05 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-05-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 05 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-05-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-05-x425-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-06.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18687\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-06 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-06-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 06 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-06-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-06-x425-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18689\" title=\"Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-07 [x425]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-07-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Fake Autographed Memorabilia Photo Forgery Doctored Images 07 x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-07-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Fake-Autographed-Memorabilia-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-07-x425-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below is a report by Inside Edition from November 2009:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.ning.com\/socialnetworkmain\/widgets\/video\/flvplayer\/flvplayer.swf?v=201001071217\">http:\/\/static.ning.com\/socialnetworkmain\/widgets\/video\/flvplayer\/flvplayer.swf?v=201001071217<\/a><br \/>\n<small><a href=\"http:\/\/live.autographmagazine.com\/video\/video\">Find more videos like this on <em>Autograph Magazine Live!<\/em><\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>There is an article published by the Palm Beach Post today with additional information about this controversy.\u00a0 It can be found in full at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/news\/lawsuit-over-memorabilia-validity-exposes-industry-s-vicious-172449.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.PalmBeachPost.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/news\/lawsuit-over-memorabilia-validity-exposes-industry-s-vicious-172449.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18691 aligncenter\" title=\"Palm-Beach-Post-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Palm-Beach-Post-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuits And Controversy Over Autographed Memorabilia With Doctored Celebrity Signing Photos | Palm Beach Post Portal Fake Photo Forgery Doctored Images x425\" width=\"425\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Palm-Beach-Post-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Palm-Beach-Post-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-x425-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2010\/01\/Palm-Beach-Post-Portal-Fake-Photo-Forgery-Doctored-Images-Archive.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ARCHIVE | Lawsuit over memorabilia validity exposes industry&#8217;s vicious underside<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jason DeBord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A story which has been playing out in the mainstream media recently involves multiple lawsuits and controversy with regards to autographed memorabilia, including doctored photos altered to include images of items that are completely fictional in the context of the original photos, with 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