Shepard Fairey to AP:
"My Bad"
My favorite street artist has come clean.
Made public Friday through comments made on his website,
Shepard Fairey admitted to destroying evidence and
creating false documents to conceal the original photo
used to create the “Hope” and “Progress” posters
popularized during the Obama campaign.
Fairey apologized for his “lapse in judgment” and
took full responsibility for his actions, which
he said were his alone. He has since been dropped
by his legal council, which will officially step
down once new council can be obtained. It seems
Shep will still pursue his case against the AP,
in which he contends he has the right to fair use
of the image as it was fundamentally transformed
from it’s original state.
While he “regrets not coming forward sooner,”
Fairey’s case against the AP will be severely
impacted by this new development, especially
considering the loss of his legal team.
-Via
NY Times
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My favorite street artist has come clean.
Made public Friday through comments made on his website,
Shepard Fairey admitted to destroying evidence and
creating false documents to conceal the original photo
used to create the “Hope” and “Progress” posters
popularized during the Obama campaign.
Fairey apologized for his “lapse in judgment” and
took full responsibility for his actions, which
he said were his alone. He has since been dropped
by his legal council, which will officially step
down once new council can be obtained. It seems
Shep will still pursue his case against the AP,
in which he contends he has the right to fair use
of the image as it was fundamentally transformed
from it’s original state.
While he “regrets not coming forward sooner,”
Fairey’s case against the AP will be severely
impacted by this new development, especially
considering the loss of his legal team.
-Via NY Times
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