Re: Obama Poster

[PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx]

Emily,

    It's good to know the greater details. The artist was featured on CBS Sunday morning  and interviewed at his arts show now that he is famous and in great demand. His career is now successful as long as he handles it right. All CBS said was that he was being sued by the photographer and he gave his response.

The outcome of the suits will be of interest to all photographers and sellers of photographic based images in this digital age.

Roy

 

In a message dated 2/25/2009 2:28:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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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