Last Wednesday, February 4th, the Associated Press (AP), stated that the popular Obama Hope poster, by Fairey, was in fact an asset of AP since it was based on a photograph taken by former AP photographer Mannie Garcia. Therefore, the news service is seeking credit and royalties for its usage. Fairey is countering with the help of Stanford Law School and firm Durie Tangri. In the compliant, Fairey and his firm, Obey Giant, wants a legal declaration that the poster did not infringe on AP’s copyright. It also seeks a protection from AP’s future claims of copyright infringement against anyone currently own the poster or derivatives from it. We'll see how it turns out.
from freshnessmag.com
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