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HOPEfully he learned his lesson

October 20, 2009

Artist Shepard Fairey gained notoriety for creating the now-famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster.  Now he is in the news for admitting that he lied about the origin of the inspiration for that image.  At first he stated it was from the Associated Press photo of Obama next to George Clooney.  That would have fallen under a law called fair use which would allow him to use the image without paying for it.  Now he has confessed that he lied and used a solo shot of Obama – a truth that is likely to undermine his fair use claim.  In addition he attempted to destroy evidence to enhance his legal argument and this has caused his legal team to withdraw from the case.


Shepard Fairey found himself on a slippery slope
About copyright issues, he’s a bit of a dope
He formed Barack’s rallying cry
And then admitted to a lie
To get out of this mess, Fairey needs more than just “Hope”