[plainshame]

I guess the ap idiots think the pics you draw of anything they print they own.INSANITY!

[zencycler]

This was done in public, with many other people both watching and taking pictures.

For example, the exact same expression can be found at about the 1:19 mark on this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UskHmQ5DHw

So even putting aside any other defenses (fair use, etc)., The AP's copyright cannot extend to any use of that particular pose, since that pose was also used by multiple other sources at event was being captured by many other media sources on film and video.

Therefore, the ONLY thing that can be protected by the use of that copyright is that EXACT picture!

[unlearner]

This is a frivolous lawsuit which should result in AP having to pay legal expenses and punitive damages in a just legal system. However, I have little confidence of that.

If he looses I recommend that he repaint her outfit as an orange jumpsuit and call it satire.

[Steve_Seattle]

According to my default MSNBC default home page, this is the most important story in the world. It is the lead story when you first call up the page.

[zeestephen]

The Barack Obama "Hope" poster is an image of Barack Obama designed by artist Shepard Fairey.

In January 2009, the photograph on which Fairey based the poster was revealed to be an Associated Press photo shot by a former Associated Press freelance photographer.

The Associated Press sued Fairey for compensation.

On February 24, 2012, Fairey pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to destroying and fabricating documents during his legal battle with the Associated Press.

In September, Fairey was sentenced to two years of probation, 300 hours of community service, and a fine of $25,000.

[bkopto]

AP serves George Zimmerman with a cease-and-desist order....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[al_c]

It is not illegal to use a picture as a reference for artwork.

[a fool in paradise]

As if AssPress doesn’t steal other peoples’ photos...

http://www.photolaw.net/did-someone-remove-the-copyright-notice-from-your-photograph.html

In another case (McClatchey v. Associated Press), the Associated Press (AP) took a picture of one of the plaintiff’s photographs from her portfolio without the photographer’s permission. The original photograph depicted the mushroom cloud caused by the crash of Flight 93 into a Pennsylvania field on 9/11. The AP then redistributed the plaintiff’s photograph but replaced the plaintiff’s copyright information with its own. The photographer was entitled to damages.

[JoeProBono]