Comments on: Obama campaign poster artist sues AP http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/ an analysis of law, technology, economics, and policy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jovan http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/comment-page-1/#comment-56559 jovan Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:39:44 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=741#comment-56559 It seems to me that we are viewing the artist's take on AP picture. Doesn't trick the average person into thinking its the same thing. This is an entirely new work. What a historically important picture. It seems to me that we are viewing the artist’s take on AP picture. Doesn’t trick the average person into thinking its the same thing. This is an entirely new work. What a historically important picture.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/comment-page-1/#comment-56149 Stacy Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:54:08 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=741#comment-56149 RE: Andy Warhol... See original Studio Promotional photo at http://planetgroupentertainment.squarespace.com/storage/MarilynStudioPhoto_SF20444.jpg - now copyright Bettman/Corbis. Draw your own conclusion. RE: Andy Warhol… See original Studio Promotional photo at http://planetgroupentertainment.squarespace.com/storage/MarilynStudioPhoto_SF20444.jpg – now copyright Bettman/Corbis. Draw your own conclusion.

]]> By: Kim http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/comment-page-1/#comment-56063 Kim Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:23:41 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=741#comment-56063 but for what, Samantha? Most of what he worked with was trade mark material - eg Campbell Soup Can type stuff - in that case the rules are different (you are only liable for 'trade mark use' that is use in the course of trade. Don't think his art would have counted. I guess there were some photos he worked with - there was for example that photo of the electric chair that he repeatedly re-interpreted. Whichever way you look at it that was political comment. Fairey's use of the Obama image doesn't fall into that category. That said, I think there are good arguments that what Fairey copied was arguably not a substantial part of what copyright protects in a photograph - ie the photographer's skill. cf Bauman v Fussell (very old case about a painter who re-did a photo of a cockfight as a painting. No infringement...). Anyway. Interesting! but for what, Samantha? Most of what he worked with was trade mark material – eg Campbell Soup Can type stuff – in that case the rules are different (you are only liable for ‘trade mark use’ that is use in the course of trade. Don’t think his art would have counted. I guess there were some photos he worked with – there was for example that photo of the electric chair that he repeatedly re-interpreted. Whichever way you look at it that was political comment.
Fairey’s use of the Obama image doesn’t fall into that category. That said, I think there are good arguments that what Fairey copied was arguably not a substantial part of what copyright protects in a photograph – ie the photographer’s skill. cf Bauman v Fussell (very old case about a painter who re-did a photo of a cockfight as a painting. No infringement…).
Anyway. Interesting!

]]> By: Samantha http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/comment-page-1/#comment-56061 Samantha Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:49 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=741#comment-56061 Yes there is a thing called copyright but there is also artistic interpretation... did people sue Andy Warhol? Yes there is a thing called copyright but there is also artistic interpretation… did people sue Andy Warhol?

]]> By: Andy http://www.lawfont.com/2009/02/10/obama-campaign-poster-artist-sues-ap/comment-page-1/#comment-56022 Andy Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:24:44 +0000 http://www.lawfont.com/?p=741#comment-56022 I have just seen this regarding a way of storing copyright works. http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/ What is your take on it? I have just seen this regarding a way of storing copyright works.

http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/

What is your take on it?

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