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Oct. 21, 2009

'Hope' Artist's Lawyers to Quit

Shepard Fairey's admission he lied about the photo used to craft an iconic image of President Obama is an embarrassment for two prominent Bay Area lawyers.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - An artist's admission that he lied about a photo he used to craft an iconic image of President Barack Obama has left two very prominent Bay Area lawyers in a deeply embarrassing situation.

For months, Anthony Falzone, a Stanford Law School lecturer and Mark Lemley, a Stanford Law School professor and partner at Durie Tangri LLP, have championed Los Angeles artist Shepa...

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