Monday, October 19, 2009

Art On Trial



In case you haven't been keeping up with the copywrite battle between Obama "HOPE" poster artist Shepherd Fairey and the Associated Press, you might want to start paying attention. Fairey recently admitted to lying about which AP image he used to create the famed poster, which will potentially ruin his chances to claim "fair use" in the copywrite dispute. Check up on the latest HERE.

But uh, is it fair for the AP to be writing stories about cases they're involved in? Just sayin'.