Saturday, October 17, 2009

Obama artist Shepard Fairey admits to wrongdoing in AP lawsuit

By GottaLaff

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a645d754970c-500wi

Hopeless:
Fairey said in a statement issued late Friday that he knowingly submitted false images and deleted others in the legal proceedings, in an attempt to conceal the fact that the AP had correctly identified the photo that Fairey had used as a reference for his "Hope" poster of then-Sen. Barack Obama.
Well now, that's disappointing.

He added: "I am very sorry to have hurt and disappointed colleagues, friends, and family who have supported me in this difficult case and trying time in my life."

Fairey's statement said he regretted that his actions would distract from the issue of fair use for artists. "Regardless of which of the two images was used, the fair use issue should be the same," he said.

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