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Clarence Rosario
03/11/09

In reply to AP to Shepard Fairey: No You May Not
You're being very un-Dude...

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Hamilton Nolan
03/11/09

In reply to AP to Shepard Fairey: No You May Not
There's no "Gawker position on this," FYI.
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MisterHippity
03/11/09

@Hamilton Nolan: You guys are neutral, like Switzerland, huh?
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BadUncle
03/11/09

@MisterHippity: And dressed in leiderhosen.
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MyraCaballa
03/11/09

In reply to AP to Shepard Fairey: No You May Not
I don't think charges of hypocrisy and public opinion on the goddamn Internet should limit an artist's ability to defend his intellectual property. Gawker's position in this is particularly awkward because, among other things, the Gawker trademark and the copy that appears in postings on Gawker are an intellectual property. Try gettiing through next month without your carefully built brand.
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BadUncle
03/11/09

@MyraCaballa: So, wherein lies the intellectual property rights of the photographer who's work Fairey appropriated? Fair usage - at least, as taught by Fairey's alma mater, RISD - is fairly clear on this, and in favor of the photographer granting permission.
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VoxPopuli
03/11/09

In reply to AP to Shepard Fairey: No You May Not
Yeah, this guy seems like a douche. He's using the AP photo and actually sues the big media company first? What a dumbass.

Yeah, they wanted credit for the photo and probably wanted some money, but they hadn't sued him until now.
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diehausfrau
03/11/09

@VoxPopuli: seems like a douche? He is a douche. The whole "i'm a badass-rebel-artist who appropriates images to create social commentary" schtick is nothing more than Fairey's need to make money and bed gallerinas. At least Jeff Koons is funny.
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
03/11/09

@diehausfrau:

Let's just say, he's no Dan Lacey!
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Astigmatism
03/11/09

@VoxPopuli: As I understand it, he only sued them for declaratory judgment. That would mean he asked the court to verify that they couldn't sue him, so that he could continue to operate despite the cease-and-desist letter they sent him. Otherwise he would have had to either (a) stop operating, or (b) keep printing shirts etc., wait for the AP to sue him, then possibly have to cough up extra damages for the product he'd sold while the case was ongoing. He pretty much did what he had to do, legally.
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Colonel Mustard
03/11/09

@diehausfrau: Shades of Warhol, who did essentially the same thing as Fairey, only first and better.
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diehausfrau
03/11/09

@Colonel Mustard: except Warhol was never as sanctimonious.
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Colonel Mustard
03/11/09

@diehausfrau: I don't know, Warhol could be pretty sanctimonious, but he was never so possessive or peevish as Fairey. Warhol had a better understanding of his place in pop culture, and how to use bad publicity to his benefit.
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HiredGoons
03/11/09

@Colonel Mustard: he also knew when to pay up to shut people up.
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Aaron Altman
03/11/09

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Go go go Associated Press go.
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saythatscool
03/11/09

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That's not copyright transcendence.
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