At 2:07 PM -0500 2/25/09, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:
The famous Obama poster was done from a photograph. The photographer
is now suing for his share. The artist who did the poster says it
fall under fair use.
Roy
Or, more accurately, the photographer is suing the Associated Press
to determine which of them properly holds the copyright. The AP is
suing Shepherd Fairey for copyright infringment. Fairey has sued the
AP to have the usage determined to fall under Fair Use.
My understanding is that Fairey did not make money from the original
Obama poster, but did it as graffiti, in line with the rest of his
philosophy of public art.
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