AP Accuses Obama Artist Shepard Fairey of Copyright Infringement
Associated Press, February 4, 2009
By Hillel Italie
The AP says it owns the copyright to a picture of President Barack Obama used in a poster, and wants credit and compensation. The artist who created the poster says that his image is protected by fair use laws. Legal experts have differing views on the case.
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