Associated Press vs. Shepard Fairey
Feb 4, 07:31 PM
The Associated Press (AP) alleges designer Shepard Fairey of copyright infringement of the very notable Obama image. The original photograph was taken by AP photographer Manny Garcia at the National Press Club in Washington, April 27th of 2006. Shepard Fairey has acknowledged that the poster is based on the AP photograph, and his Attorneys believe, “fair use protects Sheppard’s right to do what he did.” The Associated Press disagrees and insists they own the copyright, and want credit as well as compensation. What do you think?
Photos courtesy of: Associated Press / Shepard Fairey / yahoo
Comment
No matter how you look at it I SEE two entirely different pictures.
— Fullblast · Feb 5, 02:21 AM · #
Shepard Fairy has been half assing it for years, I’m surprised it hadn’t caught up with him sooner.
— Furface · Feb 5, 02:58 PM · #
He has made an entire career of ripping off other peoples’ work.
http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm
— jason · Feb 6, 11:01 AM · #
Associated Press is delusional. I hope they are more objective and smart when it comes to reporting the news.
I know they are having a hard time but don’t start stealing from artists.
— Robin. · Feb 6, 02:11 PM · #
Shepard Fairey is an artist and whatever he do to Obama photograph is a NEW artwork
— adhreza · Feb 10, 01:32 AM · #
The AP is absurd in its assertion of copyright infringement. That aside, the link to Mark Vallen’s article, posed by jason is incredibly obtuse.
In Vallen’s attempt to take an academic approach to Fairey’s body of work, he falls short by failing to root his argument within the history of Art.
With what I would describe as clear artistic intent, Fairey transforms the meaning of the original through the appropriation and then juxtaposition of this chosen subject matter into a new context, which often is reflective of current and contemporary themes. In fact, there are times when Fairey’s themes cleverly contradict to the original, such as the WPA Yellowstone print turned Iraq war propaganda.
The remarks about whether it is know or not that Shepard Fairy can draw is completely irrelevant and quite offensive, as if that is in any way a definition of an artists or even being artistic. This may have been a relevant claim 100 years ago before DADA, Modernism, Pop Art and computers.
— Mike G · Feb 22, 03:28 PM · #