AP Puts The Squeeze On Shepard Fairey

The iconic Obama poster created by last year by local street artist Shepard Fairey blurred the line between political propaganda and modern art, and earned it’s creator much-deserved worldwide attention. It also inspired the Associated Press to hire lawyers. The poster is based on a photograph taken in April of 2006 by photographer Mannie Garcia on assignment for the AP. The AP owns the copyright to the photo, and believes they are entitled to credit and compensation for its use.