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Litigation

Jan. 14, 2011

Artist Shepard Fairey Settles With AP Over Obama Poster

Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic "Hope" poster of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that was based on an Associated Press photograph, settled his messy lawsuit with AP on Wednesday.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic "Hope" poster of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that was based on an Associated Press photograph, settled his messy lawsuit with AP on Wednesday. The case turned on whether Fairey was protected against a copyright infringement claim because the original photograph was transformed enough to be a fair use. Under terms of the settlement, Fairey and th...

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