Shepard Fairey: Inspiration Or Infringement?
February 26th, 2009
I am not sure if it is because we are learning about ‘fair use’ and ‘copyright infringement’, and I have a heightened awareness of these topics, but heard another story today on Fresh Air about a current case. In the program, Terry Gross talks with artist, Sherpard Fairey who created a poster in the Obama campaign in which he used another artist’s photograph (without getting permission) and transformed it. Later in the program the original artist, Mannie Garcia’s, gives his options on the use of his work by Fairey. This is followed by Law professor Greg Lastowka, who talks about intellectual property and prior cases on ‘fair use.’
Fresh Air from WHYY, February 26, 2009 · The Associated Press has threatened to sue the artist who created the iconic “Hope” poster of Barack Obama for copyright infringement, but Shepard Fairey says his work is protected under the principle of “Fair Use,” which exempts artists and others from some copyright restrictions, under certain circumstances.
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