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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Creator of Famed Obama Poster Sentenced for Vandal Peter Wine, Photographer, Photo Editor Dayton | OH | USA | Posted: 8:52 PM on 07.10.09 ->> From FOX News: Creator of Famed Obama Poster Sentenced for Vandalism. Shepard Fairey pleaded guilty in Boston "The artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Obama was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after pleading guilty to three vandalism charges. Prosecutors dropped 11 other charges." http://tinyurl.com/nwaled  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ken Steinhardt, Photographer Anaheim | CA | United States | Posted: 7:21 AM on 07.11.09 ->> I think the last two paragraphs of this story is pretty interesting.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jack Megaw, Student/Intern, Photographer Pittsburgh | PA | America | Posted: 8:34 AM on 07.11.09 ->> "From FOX News:" (surprised?)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (3) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Kevin Leas, Photographer, Assistant Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 11:36 AM on 07.11.09 ->> The bulk of this is a non-story: man sentenced for graffiti. *yawn* As Ken stated, however, it's the last two paragraphs that are relevant to us, and it's nothing that we didn't already know: "In a separate case, Fairey and The Associated Press have sued each other over the "Hope" poster, which Fairey's lawyers acknowledge was derived from a photo taken for the AP. The AP has said his uncredited and uncompensated use of the image violates copyright laws. Fairey says he didn't violate copyright law because he dramatically changed the image."  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Luke Sharrett, Student/Intern Bowling Green | KY | United States | Posted: 9:32 PM on 07.11.09 ->> Jack, the story on foxnews.com is an AP story. "From the Associated Press" (surprised?)  This post is:  Informative (4) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Creator of Famed Obama Poster Sentenced for Vandal Thread Started By: Peter Wine Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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