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Poster Artist Sues AP in Copyright Fight

Fairey says use of agency's photo constitutes fair use

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 10, 2009 6:19 AM CST

(Newser) – Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, filed a lawsuit against the AP yesterday as a preemptive strike in their copyright dispute. The artist has asked a federal judge to rule that his work constitutes fair use of a copyrighted...   Read full story »

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