HOPE - Credit: Shepard Fairey (and maybe the AP?)
Shepard Fairey, who created the Obama “Hope” poster, has sued the Associated Press for declaratory judgment of fair use.
Fairey acknowledges his drawing was based on an AP photo of Obama before he was elected president. The AP last week claimed the drawing violated its copyright and demanded an undisclosed amount of compensation.
The Los Angeles street artist is claiming a fair use right. His New York federal court lawsuit said he transformed the picture into a “stunning, abstracted and idealized visual image that creates powerful new meaning and conveys a radically different message.”
I wonder if the Stanford fair use project is involved.
February 10th, 2009 at 23:40
Good Guess:
“[Stanford's] Fair Use Project is representing visual artist Shepard Fairey in connection with the AP’s claim that his iconic work in support of President Obama’s campaign infringes the AP’s copyrights.”
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6055