Obama artist makes plea deal in Mass. case

[jasoncross]

[steve w]

No, not that they're out for a cash grab. Just that they have a chance of recouping their
court fees and more.
Plus, his is the most popular image and the case will be/ is in the news and sends the message.
Plenty of people and corporations have used either that exact image or variations on it,
and I doubt they asked either him or AP.
I like Shep, but I'm not defending or condemning him for this.
Whether I do or not is a moot point.
The court will decide without regard to what is discussed on GP

[jasoncross]

Most of that makes sense. AP and many others share rights on images...what he did IS different - plus he then went around flaunting that he didn't ask, etc.

[steve w]

how much would it have cost him if he had paid AP for usage rights before he used it?
I mean, besides the massive publicity?

[goad74]

he did neither.

you know what I mean.

[Rob]

why does goad think he drew that?

[Ghost]

Open Photoshop > Filter > Artistic > Cut-Out > OBEY

[scrojo]

Open Photoshop > Filter > Artistic > Cut-Out > OBEY

just a wee bit more to it than that.

i just don't know why, on such a mega high profile scenario, shep just didn't ask the obama camp to supply a photo.

[DenisMutter]

That is absolutely false. They did all the in house poster printing and sold it in their own stores... he made MILLIONS off of that image despite what anyone says...


..and I love Shep.

Millions? well, ok. I retract that part, but mostly that doesn't change anything.

And I think Fairey's argument, and the AP's argument both fall somewhere between 100% truth and 100% bullshjt.

[scrojo]

trullshit.