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NEWS ABOUT: Hope poster

Hope poster stories: 4 news summaries

 Fading Hope 
 T-Shirt Blasts 
 Obama 

Streetwear maven FreshJive says president hasn't lived up to hype

Nov 24, 09 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - It's getting to be change we can't believe in—a new “Hope is Fading Fast” T-shirt turns the president’s iconic poster into an indictment from the dissatisfied left. The shirt comes from FreshJive , a well-known LA streetwear purveyor with a decidedly liberal bent—founder Rick Katz once commented... More »

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Barack Obama • liberal • t-shirts • Hope poster • campaign promises

OPINION

 Fairey Pimps Out Famed Image 

Campaign for pet adoptions recalls another recent race

Mar 16, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the man behind the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, has another four-letter word for you: mutt. His cover design for the current issue of Dog's Life magazine strikes Gawker's Ryan Tate as a bit "overexposed": For someone so keen to sue other people for copying his... More »

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art • Gawker • mutts • Shepard Fairey • Hope poster

Poster Artist Sues AP in Copyright Fight

Fairey says use
of agency's photo constitutes fair use

Feb 10, 09 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 image. Fairey's suit comes after... More »

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Barack Obama • copyright • Associated Press • copyright infringement • Obama campaign • Shepard Fairey • Hope poster

 AP Wants Cred for 'Hope' Photo 

Company demands credit and compensation for unauthorized alteration of AP photo

Feb 5, 09 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The Associated Press hold the copyright on the photograph used to create the iconic "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama and is demanding compensation and credit, reports Wired. Artist Shepard Fairey, who has rocketed to fame because of his multi-colored poster, is defending his unauthorized modification of the photo... More »

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Barack Obama • Associated Press • National Press Club • Shepard Fairey • Hope poster • Manny Garcia

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