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Obama Photog Says "You're Both Wrong" To AP & Fairey

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In Fairey v. Associated Press, the Associated Press said artist Shepard Fairey's painting had infringed its copyrights in a photo of then-President Elect Barack Obama. Fairey said no, it was a 'fair use'. Now, the freelance photographer who actually took the AP photo — Manuel Garcia — has sought permission to intervene in the case, saying that both the AP and Fairey are wrong. Garcia's motion (PDF) protests that he, not AP, is the owner of the copyright in the photograph, and that he never relinquished it to AP. And he argues that Fairey is not entitled to a fair use defense. According to an article in TechDirt, this intervention motion by Mr. Garcia represents a changed attitude on his part, and that his initial reaction to Mr. Fairey's painting was admiration, and a desire for an autographed litho. Maybe Mr. Fairey should have given him that autographed litho."

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  1. Is this the photo of... by syousef · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Obama checking out some 17 year old girl's ass?

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    1. Re:Is this the photo of... by martas · · Score: 5, Funny

      i especially like sarkozy's look of approval, like he's saying "way to go barack, i can tell we have similar tastes".

    2. Re:Is this the photo of... by encoderer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, and the GOP Bench is stacked deep with David's ready to slay Obama's Goliath. I mean, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, .... oh, wait....

    3. Re:Is this the photo of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sarkoszy, on the other hand, stares at her ass for a good 10 seconds.

      Now, why is that not a surprise?

    4. Re:Is this the photo of... by rrohbeck · · Score: 5, Funny

      Thank goodness Berlusconi wasn't there.

  2. If it were Bush ... by yelvington · · Score: 5, Funny
  3. Re:Really? by Strange+Ranger · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean photogoober isn't having a lithotomy?

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