They're threatening to sue because they think because they own the photo the Shepard Fairey Obama poster is based on, they own the image in the poster.
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this is how i feel about the AP
http://www.efukt.com/2339_1_Guy_1_Cup.html
Posted by: muckwuckaduck | February 05, 2009 at 11:16 AM
This isn't about the AP.
Google "Shepherd Fairey + plagiarism."
Fairey is an art thief, and the promised lawsuits and resulting court decisions are going to button up a narrow, restrictive definition of Fair Use that will make bloggers' lives miserable. Also.
Posted by: GPrimm | February 13, 2009 at 04:46 AM