In spring 2009, Shepard Fairey, Steven Johnson, and Lawrence Lessig sat down at the New York Public Library to discuss balancing artistic freedom and copyright law. Lessig mentions Viacom’s policy toward remixing, noting that the media giant will not remove videos with transformative elements in order to encourage creativity. In light of the recent Viacom [...]

Less than 5 days after a controversial mural was removed, a second Shepard Fairey work was painted over in Cincinnati, OH. This time, however, police suspect the work of vandals. Sometime between 8PM and 10AM someone rolled cream-colored paint over the Los Angeles artist’s untitled mural. Last week, a Fairey mural deemed too incendiary for [...]

The image of a child soldier wielding a rifle was too incendiary for some in a Covington, KY neighborhood, including the business owner who sanctioned its installation. Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey installed 14 murals in the greater Cincinnati area to coincide with his solo exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) (Feb 14 – [...]

On the heels of artist Shepard Fairey’s admission that he made an effort to conceal evidence by producing an alternate photo for discovery, his attorneys have made a Motion for Substitution of Counsel. From the motion, substituting the law firm of Jones Day and law professors William W. Fisher III and John Palfrey (“substitute counsel”) [...]

Shepard Fairey, the artist responsible for the iconic ‘Hope’ poster of President Obama during last year’s election, admitted to using the same photo as alleged by the Associated Press (AP). Since his suit for declaratory judgment and the counter-suit by the AP, Fairey has argued that the original  photo in question differed. Apparently, the artist [...]

What started as a gesture by Los Angeles based graphic designer Shepard Fairey to show his support for a Presidential candidate has turned in to a street born viral marketing campaign for Democratic Nominee Barack Obama. It seems that Obama’s proposed policy for the future of the Arts has inspired a fervor at the grassroots [...]