Shepard FaireyShepard Fairey is the person responsible for the distribution of the widely recognized HOPE poster. He has receieved much praise, acclaim, and recognition from the poster's sucess. But did you know that the image of Obama found in the poster was not created by, nor does it belong to Fairey? In fact, it is a photograph taken by Mannie Garcia for the Associated Press.
Left: Photo by Mannie Garcia, Associated Press
Right: Shepard Fairey's derivitive poster
Although the photographer who took the original photograph of Obama claims not to care about Fairy's derivitive work, he acknowledges that he was never asked permission. Now the AP is filing suit against Fairey.
So what's the big deal? Who cares about those rich money-grubbing bastards at the AP anyway?
I don't. I couldn't care less if they didn't get a dime from Fairey. The point is that he plagiarized the image and is using fair use as a defense. This isn't the first time he has done such a thing. In my opinion, anyone using the obamicon website, which supports Fairey, is (unknowingly) supporting plagiarism.
Yeah, I used it with image of Fairey at the top of this post, but that was to make a point. The image of Fairey was taken from USA Network's website where they award Fairey with the "Character Approved" honor.
See how easy it is to give credit?
Left: Photo by Mannie Garcia, Associated PressRight: Shepard Fairey's derivitive poster
Although the photographer who took the original photograph of Obama claims not to care about Fairy's derivitive work, he acknowledges that he was never asked permission. Now the AP is filing suit against Fairey.
So what's the big deal? Who cares about those rich money-grubbing bastards at the AP anyway?
I don't. I couldn't care less if they didn't get a dime from Fairey. The point is that he plagiarized the image and is using fair use as a defense. This isn't the first time he has done such a thing. In my opinion, anyone using the obamicon website, which supports Fairey, is (unknowingly) supporting plagiarism.
Yeah, I used it with image of Fairey at the top of this post, but that was to make a point. The image of Fairey was taken from USA Network's website where they award Fairey with the "Character Approved" honor.
See how easy it is to give credit?
I read about that a few weeks back in Gizmodo. That's such bullcrap, he took the picture and made it his own so there for it belongs to him. It's called abstract art. Associated Press are a bunch of cry babies.
ReplyDeleteI agree. this blog post is foolish. How Dare you? Of course he used a photograph to base his art off we ALL do! By your logic now after associated press gets paid don't they owe obama money for having face?
ReplyDeleteThe guy who actually TOOK the photograph is on fairey's side. Go find something to do
Fairey has ripped off so many people, is the problem. Perhaps his next work could simply be an ashtray or still life pear. That would be impressive. What is not impressive is Fairey's message. "I can steal from you, you can't from me". Only an idiot would consider Fairey any kind of artist and support a partisan hack. Now that Obama is done courting the Brown vote and is courting the middle class vote, we'll just have to see where Fairey "co-opts" his next idea from. My money is on the talking E*TRADE baby lol.
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