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Re: interesting copyright infringement case
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Sat, 7 Feb 2009 23:29:47 -0500
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At 10:44 PM 2/4/2009, you wrote:


except the article says the artist took this from the AP  photo, but 
is approaching it with a claim to "fair use"... that seems doubtful..


Stephen


>Maybe.  I bet there are hundreds of photos of Obama from this angle. 
>it is not an exact copy, but it would be wise if he can produce his 
>reference material, If he has 10 or twenty, they will have a hard 
>time proving he used just their's
>
>Britt
>
>Kalliopi Monoyios wrote:
>>Hey all - I just found this article about the iconic Obama "Hope" 
>>poster. Looks like the artist based it off an AP photo. Oops...
>>
>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_en_ot/obama_poster
>>
>>Kapi

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