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AP Accuses Obama Artist Of Copyright Infringement

AP vs. Sheppard Fairey

Here’s a story that doesn’t surprise me

The pensive Obama facing upward, forward, onward and futureward, with that Warholesque red, white and blue and the word, HOPE, is the work of Shepard Fairey, a Los-Angeles based street artist.
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It has driven the sales of hundreds of thousands of posters and stickers, with Fairey-signed copies fetching thousands of dollars on eBay.
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It is based, Fairey has acknowledged, on an Associated Press photograph, taken in April 2006 by Manny Garcia at the National Press Club in Washington.
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The AP is asking for credit — and compensation.

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February 4th, 2009 | Category: government ethics, grapics, pop culture | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed

9 Responses to “AP Accuses Obama Artist Of Copyright Infringement”

1
Boris:
February 5th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Obama to propose maximum wage law

http://wineandexcrement.com/obama-to-propose-maximum-wage-law/404/
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long island girl:
February 6th, 2009 at 4:19 am
They only noticed it when it got known. I think acknowledgment is already enough. The design of the revised picture is great however,shepard should have asked permission to avoid conflicts.
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lisleman:
February 6th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
see picture of president obama’s angel wings
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lisleman:
February 6th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
http://changegovluv.blogspot.com/2009/02/do-you-see-what-i-see.html
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Patty:
February 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
This whole thing is completely ridiculous!
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Fred:
February 11th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I would declare it public domain!

http://www.barack-obama-newsblog.com
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John:
February 11th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I just came across a website. The theme is “be a part of American Internet history”. It allows individuals to post some comments for $1.50 per block. I will be checking in to see how it goes. I think it’s a pretty good idea. Check it out.

http://talkaboutbarack.com
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John Colascione:
February 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Looks like a great photo, but it was indeed taken from the work of AP.. A sticky situation…. If there is profit in the direct sale of the photo, they may have some rights to it.
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Marcus L.:
February 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Sheperd Fairey should just settle out of court. It’s basically sampling someone else’s work. AP should let him pay the original license fee and Fairey should pay AP a small percentage of what he’s earned from this work.

Fairey has no fair use arguement here because he’s using another person’s work, regardless of his intent. It’s like saying I like the car you just bought, so I’m gonna take it eventhough you paid for it.