After selling a painting for $100,099.99 on eBay last year, George Zimmerman is now trying to sell a painting which copies a picture taken by the Associated Press.
In a letter, AP spokesman Paul Colford wrote that "George Zimmerman clearly directly copied an AP photo to create his painting of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey."
The AP is demanding a cease-and-desist on the sale of the painting saying it violates copyright laws.
The painting in question shows Angela Corey, the prosecutor for Jacksonville who charged Zimmerman with second degree murder, holding her thumb and index finger together with an added quote by Zimmerman saying: "I have this much respect for the American judicial system," the AP reported.
Corey prosecuted Zimmerman in 2012 for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He was later acquitted of the murder charges, according to the AP.
Robert Zimmerman Jr., Zimmerman's brother and spokesperson, posted the picture of the painting on Twitter on Wednesday and later tweeted he and his brother were negotiating its sale, the AP reported.
The AP states the painting is copied from a picture taken in April 2012 by freelancer Rick Wilson during a news conference where Corey announced Zimmerman would be charged with murder.
AP is now asking any sale of the painting be stopped and if there has already been a sale, Zimmerman should pay damages. A letter was sent to Jayne Weintraub, one of Zimmerman's lawyers during the trial, but she told the AP she no longer represented him but would forward the letter to him.
Zimmerman's location is unknown and there is currently no address or phone number for him, the AP reported.
