Posts Tagged ‘Associated Press’

Fairey vs. AP Update

On January 27, Judge Alvin Hellerstein disclosed in a hearing that Shepard Fairey is under criminal investigation for submitting false images in the case against the Associated Press. Bloomberg News reports that Fairey may invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions related to the case.

Shepard Fairey vs. Associated Press in the Classroom

I’ve notice that my students’ eyes tend to glaze over the moment I mention the words “copyright” and “fair use” in a journalism class. So for the past two semesters I have made good use of the current legal battle between the artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press. The dispute centers on the use [...]