BYAlissa Walker Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Mar 24, 2009 at 6:21 PM
We don't have to remind you of chapters 1 through 15 of the Saga of Shepard Fairey, in which the artist saw a photo, made a poster, got famous, got sued by the AP for seeing that photo, and subsequently suffered scathing criticism ...READ»
BYZachary Wilson Relevancy Score: 100 Mon Oct 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM
It's no secret that we at Fast Company love an underdog. A little guy taking on a big guy? Bring on the popcorn. And before this weekend's events, we were rooting for artist Shepard Fairey's fair use case against the Associated Press. ...READ»
BYLynne d Johnson Relevancy Score: 100 Fri Feb 27, 2009 at 11:30 PM
If you visit YouTube often enough, you might end up watching Superman or Simba from the Lion King singing, "Crank That," a song made popular on YouTube by the rapper Soulja Boy for its accompanying dance and various user-generated ...READ»
RISD alum Shepard Fairey's first solo show is opening this weekend at Boston's ICA and, as a RISD student, I can hardly wait to go. And not to simply see the Obama poster. (Although it would be fun to calculate just how many millions ...READ»
BYDanielle Sacks Relevancy Score: 100 Thu Feb 5, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Add another one to the annals of recent countercultural moments: Yesterday the Associated Press accused Shepard Fairey--the street artist who designed the most iconic user generated art to come out of the 2008 election--of copyright ...READ»
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the famous Obama poster image, and who was accused by the AP last week of copyright violation, has now counter-sued pre-emptively sued the AP claiming his use of the image was fair ...READ»
BYLinda Tischler Relevancy Score: 71 Thu Feb 26, 2009 at 6:17 PM
There’s a serious problem with Morgans Hotels’ new Web site, which launches today. It’s such an engaging experience, you may forget to book a room.
Morgans Hotel Group was the crew that originally launched the boutique ...READ»
BYLinda Tischler Relevancy Score: 46 Fri Dec 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Feeling guilty about ordering that $14 capiranha while headlines trumpet economic collapse in every quarter? Morgans Hotel Group has a message for you: "F&%k the Recession!"READ»
BYClay Dillow Relevancy Score: 38 Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Lance Armstrong is powering his way back onto the international stage, but this time it’s not simply for sport. While Armstrong pursues yet another Tour de France title somewhere in Burgundy, the Lance Armstrong Foundation's ...READ»
BYChris Dannen Relevancy Score: 36 Mon May 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Every month, thousands of videos are pulled off YouTube for copyright infringement and other user-flagged violations. A student organization at MIT called Free Culture has compiled a kind of online eulogizer for videos lost to ...READ»
Is it still art if it’s been copied, pasted, downloaded, sampled or
reimagined? What does Andre the Great have to do with Wikipedia? Three panelists, including street artist Shepard Fairey who created the Obama “HOPE” poster, ...READ»
In an unprecedented move for a digital news agency, the Associated Press announced this afternoon that it will tag and track all AP content online to ensure that it is re-used under that agency's terms of use.
The registry technology ...READ»
BYAlissa Walker Relevancy Score: 21 Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM
A tireless campaigner for Obama who helped rally artists in support of the campaign has been removed from his role at the NEA after apparently asking artists to do the same thing for the White House's service initiative.READ»
