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AP now Hopes for $/credit for Fairey's iconic Obama poster
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 2/5/2009
AP now Hopes for $/credit for Fairey's iconic Obama poster
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By now, everybody who cares is familiar with the iconic Hope poster of Barack Obama gazing, with determination, into the future that only he and artist Shepard Fairey can see. As The Ticket reported recently, that poster by Los Angeles street artist Fairey is based on a news ...
breitbart.com - 2/5/2009
Obama Poster
— breitbart.com — Obama Poster A poster of President Barack Obama, right, by artist Shepard Fairey is ...... (more) Obama Poster

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It’s on: AP sues designer of creepily iconic Obama poster for copyright infringement
hotair.com - 2/5/2009
It’s on: AP sues designer of creepily iconic Obama poster for copyright infringement
— hotair.com — You can thank this guy , I think, for having solved the mystery of provenance. [...] Read... the rest » (more) It’s on: AP sues designer of creepily iconic Obama ...

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AP now Hopes for $/credit for Fairey's iconic Obama poster
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Republican speaker. -snip- Anyway, Fairey has made a lot of money off the image, which with his signature brings thousands on EBay. And he's acknowledged the image was actually taken from an Associated Press picture snapped by freelance photographer Manny Garcia at a National Press Club event on Darfur with actor George Clooney. So far, so good. But now, the AP wants credit for that ripped-off image. And some money for itself and Manny. And Shep is saying, uh, no. [image] Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/obam... USA Today ...

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