The Associated Press v. Shepard Fairey

Courtesy Photo Business News & Forum  Wed, 02/04/2009 - 20:22

Saying that the photograph by Mannie Garcia, working as a contractor for the AP, is "alledgedly" an infringement when it was used as the basis for Shepard Fairey's now famous posters of Barack Obama, is like saying (prior to the civil verdict) OJ Simpson alledgedly killed Nicole.

Yes, we must say "alledgedly" only because a court of law has not issued a judgement, and, so be it. Yes, I will concede that we reported and wrote about the...

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