Just a quick post on my break.
This afternoon I got really interested in the Fresh Air program today on NPR, Shepard Fairey: Inspiration or Infringement. The artist, Fairey, sued the Associated Press for bullying about copyright. He used Obama's face in the popular HOPE poster.
These were my thoughts. Check out the discussion and recommend my argument! I mean, if you want. No pressure. I'm just excited to have a registered account on NPR.
"How can you copyright a person's face? As an artist, I have used photographs as the basis for paintings, changing colors, backgrounds, etc. For example, I did a drawing of Martin Luther King Jr. for a magazine because I couldn't just call up Martin to sit for me. Can you copyright the angle or the lighting on a persons face? I don't think so."
On another note, I have a full time job as a writer/editor (so the Music degree isn't useless, or . . . ?) and on my breaks, I hop on to write between writing. But I can write about things that actually interest me, versus, say, roofing and urodynamics and short sales and detectives.
Here's the first site I ever wrote, which still makes me laugh: Vwives.com. Check it out!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Yeah, I think that this whole deal with Shepard Fairey is really interesting. I think it's so silly that the AP is worried about getting a slice of Fairey's profits - as if they need more money! I think Fairey should be considered exempt from copyright issues because of artistic reasons.
From what I understand, celebrities have some right to use of their likeness for publicity matters. You can see some explanation here (http://www.medialawyer.com/lec-copy.htm) and can find it by searching (Ctrl + F) for the word "likeness." What that means in this instance, though, I'm not sure. Perhaps Obama should be upset about the HOPE posters, and not the AP? Hmm. I doubt Obama had any problem with those posters though - they helped to push his campaign!
Great points. Thanks for the comment! I figured you'd be in-the-know with this subject.
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