Wall St. Journal: “The legal saga over the red, white and blue ‘hope’ image of President Obama has taken an odd twist. Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey now is changing his story about which Associated Press photo he used to create his well-known image during the presidential race.”
For more background, see “Obama Poster Case Is Rematch for Ex-Bingham Partner Falzone and O’Melveny’s Cendali” and “Kirkland Lawyers Catch Fairey With Hand in Copyright Jar.”
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