Posts Tagged ‘law’
shepard fairey vs. the ap
RECAP: A week ago today, Shepard Fairey (and his company Obey Giant Art, Inc.), filed suit against The Associated Press, a week after the AP had accused him of copyright infringement.
CORRECTIONS: the specific illustration/artwork created by Shepard Fairey that has been at the center of the debate (and my previous post) was entered into public record as the Obama Hope poster.
Fairey and Fair Use. I’m certain the double entendre is not lost on more than a few of you. Welcome to the evolution of creativity and copyright.
Stephen Colbert, host extraordinaire, pontificated and debated, with his brethren and his compatriot familiar; the Colbert Report’s resident copyright lawyer (and brother), Ed Colbert, and former director of the Whitney Museum and SFMoMA, David Ross:
What’s interesting about this case is that no one has realized what a golden opportunity Shepard Fairey has missed. He could have been someone someday, perhaps a great artist, if only he had illustrated George Clooney, whom is the real subject and star of the original Manny Garcia photograph; off to the side, with a noble commitment radiating like the solar wind, his firm resolve settling like a warm sunset on the horizon, his determination desaturating any doubts or depairs in the shallow depths of field.
