AP Photo: Manny Garcia
The Associated Press is taking a stab at artist Shepard Fairey over copyright infringement for his iconic Barack Obama “HOPE” posters that became the official image of the current president during the 2008 election. President Obama personally thanked Fairey for his contributions to the campaign and approved the use of his image, which Fairey had produced for the Obama campaign and Rock the Vote organization.
A.P. photographer Manny Garcia first took the photograph that Fairey later used as reference for the poster and had never denied appropriating from Garcia. Fairey’s legal team defends the use of the image as protected under the doctrine of fair use.
Via Evil Monito
