I can understand the issue. If the drawing was supposed to be all original work and the little girl traced the drawing, she did violate the rules of the contest. Too bad the judges were not smart enough to take this action before granting her the award.
"Your honor, in my defense, I didn't forge the plaintiff's signature on that contract and those bank withdrawals...I traced it!"
I realize the situations aren't the same, but for some reason this reminds me of Butter (which is hilarious, by the way).
Serious Business - Television Tropes & Idioms After reading the entire article (go, me!!!) I've concluded that the child did not, in fact, break any rules but that the Mega Powers That Be are misinterpreting the rules and overreaching.
Funny, but a false equivalence. The child didn't trace another person's artwork, but an unpublished photograph (not against the rules) and even then, it was just the outlines of the figures whereas she still had to meticulously paint every detail.
