ARTISTLIARTHIEF [Artist Fairey Stole Obama "HOPE" Image]

In a strange twist to an already complicated legal situation, artist Shepard Fairey admitted today to legal wrongdoing in his ongoing battle with the Associated Press.

Fairey said in a statement issued late Friday that he knowingly submitted false images and deleted others in the legal proceedings, in an attempt to conceal the fact that the AP had correctly identified the photo that Fairey had used as a reference for his “Hope” poster of then-Sen. Barack Obama.

Another Obozo liar caught red-handed. Note that he characterizes his intellectual property theft (for which he is notorious) as "my mistake."

Other good sources follow:

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/uploaded_images/untitled-729118.bmp

And the apparent source of Fairey's quasi-official mea culpa:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/shepard-fairey-responds-to-the-ap-yes-i-lied-but-it-was-still-fair-use/

STATEMENT BY SHEPARD FAIREY ON ASSOCIATED PRESS FAIR USE CASE
OCTOBER 16, 2009
In an effort to keep everyone up to date on my legal battle to uphold the principle of fair use in copyright laws, I wanted to notify you of a recent development in my case against The Associated Press (AP). On October 9, 2009, my lawyers sent a letter to the AP and to the photographer Mannie Garcia, through their lawyers, notifying them that I intend to amend my court pleadings. Throughout the case, there has been a question as to which Mannie Garcia photo I used as a reference to design the HOPE image. The AP claimed it was one photo, and I claimed it was another. The new filings state for the record that the AP is correct about which photo I used as a reference and that I was mistaken. While I initially believed that the photo I referenced was a different one, I discovered early on in the case that I was wrong. In an attempt to conceal my mistake I submitted false images and deleted other images. I sincerely apologize for my lapse in judgment and I take full responsibility for my actions which were mine alone. I am taking every step to correct the information and I regret I did not come forward sooner.

I am very sorry to have hurt and disappointed colleagues, friends, and family who have supported me in this difficult case and trying time in my life. I am also sorry because my actions may distract from what should be the real focus of my case – the right to fair use so that all artists can create freely. Regardless of which of the two images was used, the fair use issue should be the same.

Remember this little twit Yosi Sergant, another "communications director" at the NEA, who was forced to resign a few weeks ago due to his own ethical infractions.

He's not only a "Home Boy" of of Obozo (as it says on his t-shirt), but also a big promoter of Noted Intellectual Property Thief Shepherd Fairey, and in fact it was the recently-fired Sergant who promoted the stolen Fairey "Hope" image.

The President of the United States has collected quite an impressive crew of nuts, commies, domestic terrorists, liars, and thieves in his circle.

I think you’re assumption that all liberals are not smart is dangerous ground. All are liberal but many types exist. Some libs are crazy. Some are not thinking clearly because of influences beyond the intellect. Some are simply emotion-driven. Some are useful idiots. But many are deadly serious and deadly savvy.

It’s the deadly serious/deadly savvy that scare me.

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