Google this morning:

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Google this afternoon:

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Google buckled under pressure from the firm representing Joan Miró's family, who threatened a copyright suit over the holiday logo. Google just wanted to celebrate the surrealist artist's birthday with a tribute — and one would guess they have enough lawyers to defend an obviously non-infringing work. But hey, no problem — someone else can go defend creative rights.

Artist's family asks Google to take down Thursday's `painted' logo [Mercury News]
Earlier: Google Miro: Brilliant or toddler? [Valleywag]