Copyright Law

Photographer moves to intervene in Fairey v. Associated Press fair use litigation

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In Fairey v. Associated Press, the fair use litigation in which Associated Press accuses artist Shepard Fairey of copyright infringement in connection with a painting he did based upon a portion of a photograph which appeared in the AP, the actual photographer -- Manuel Garcia -- has now moved to intervene in the action, claiming that he -- and not the Associated Press -- is the owner of the copyright in the photograph.

Memorandum of Law in support of intervention motion

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).