Wearology
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by Wearology on Feb 28, 2012 2:52:41 GMT 1, Shepard Fairey could get 6 months in jail !!!
The street artist Shepard Fairey, whose โHopeโ campaign poster of Barack Obama became an enduring symbol of his last presidential campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge stemming from his misconduct in trying to bolster claims in a lawsuit over which photograph had been used as a basis for the poster.
Mr. Fairey, 42, sued The Associated Press in 2009 after it contended he had infringed on the copyright of one of its photographs in creating the poster. Mr. Fairey had claimed in his suit that he had used a different photograph of Mr. Obama, but later admitted that he had been mistaken and had tried to conceal his mistake, by destroying documents and fabricating others.
โI was ashamed that I had done these things, and I knew I should have corrected my actions,โ he said on Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The legal dispute between Mr. Fairey and The A.P. has been settled.
Mr. Fairey, of Los Angeles, pleaded to one count of criminal contempt and could face up to six months in prison. A prosecutor, Daniel W. Levy, told the magistrate judge, Frank Maas, that the government was likely to seek some term of imprisonment for Mr. Fairey, who will be sentenced on July 16.
Shepard Fairey could get 6 months in jail !!!
The street artist Shepard Fairey, whose โHopeโ campaign poster of Barack Obama became an enduring symbol of his last presidential campaign, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge stemming from his misconduct in trying to bolster claims in a lawsuit over which photograph had been used as a basis for the poster.
Mr. Fairey, 42, sued The Associated Press in 2009 after it contended he had infringed on the copyright of one of its photographs in creating the poster. Mr. Fairey had claimed in his suit that he had used a different photograph of Mr. Obama, but later admitted that he had been mistaken and had tried to conceal his mistake, by destroying documents and fabricating others.
โI was ashamed that I had done these things, and I knew I should have corrected my actions,โ he said on Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The legal dispute between Mr. Fairey and The A.P. has been settled.
Mr. Fairey, of Los Angeles, pleaded to one count of criminal contempt and could face up to six months in prison. A prosecutor, Daniel W. Levy, told the magistrate judge, Frank Maas, that the government was likely to seek some term of imprisonment for Mr. Fairey, who will be sentenced on July 16.
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by boatyyy on Feb 28, 2012 3:16:58 GMT 1, ridiculous! what a waste of taxpayer money if they jail this guy for this! - if his attorneys can't get him out of jail time for something like this they should be disbarred and not allowed to practice law again...
ridiculous! what a waste of taxpayer money if they jail this guy for this! - if his attorneys can't get him out of jail time for something like this they should be disbarred and not allowed to practice law again...
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by xmyart on Feb 29, 2012 23:46:37 GMT 1, Hope he doesn't get time!! Not such a good idea to go for the cover up though. Hopefully they will change Their minds.
Hope he doesn't get time!! Not such a good idea to go for the cover up though. Hopefully they will change Their minds.
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by speebe on Feb 29, 2012 23:53:14 GMT 1, OBAMA.... Shouldn't let it happen!
He owes him a favour!
OBAMA.... Shouldn't let it happen!
He owes him a favour!
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mayhem
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by mayhem on Feb 29, 2012 23:53:33 GMT 1, Not sure what the american penal system is like but it would be a complete waste of tax payers money and like boaty has mentioned. His attorneys. He must have a good legal team behind him surely?
Not sure what the american penal system is like but it would be a complete waste of tax payers money and like boaty has mentioned. His attorneys. He must have a good legal team behind him surely?
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by boatyyy on Mar 1, 2012 0:38:38 GMT 1, being the conspiracy theorist that i am - the big deciding factor at hand may be political - it's election year and obama is not in favor and every angle possible to be used will be - that Shep image was key... to condemn everything popular and associated w/ him getting into office is, well... argubaly his people should have avoided this issue seeping over to this year... but may be they didn't have political strategist on the legal team, who knows... let's hope the judge is as objective as (s)he is paid to be and not aligned to any polical party...
Guessing, little Obama can do at this point - he can pardon him at the end of his term, but...
shame really - because the poster was created with all the right intentions and use - and was as impactful as one can get...
being the conspiracy theorist that i am - the big deciding factor at hand may be political - it's election year and obama is not in favor and every angle possible to be used will be - that Shep image was key... to condemn everything popular and associated w/ him getting into office is, well... argubaly his people should have avoided this issue seeping over to this year... but may be they didn't have political strategist on the legal team, who knows... let's hope the judge is as objective as (s)he is paid to be and not aligned to any polical party...
Guessing, little Obama can do at this point - he can pardon him at the end of his term, but...
shame really - because the poster was created with all the right intentions and use - and was as impactful as one can get...
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anodyne13
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by anodyne13 on Mar 1, 2012 18:47:18 GMT 1, Well. You cant lie/tamper with evidence. Its kind of a big deal, so hes probably likely to get something...
Well. You cant lie/tamper with evidence. Its kind of a big deal, so hes probably likely to get something...
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curiousgeorge
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by curiousgeorge on Mar 1, 2012 19:31:06 GMT 1, Well. You cant lie/tamper with evidence. Its kind of a big deal, so hes probably likely to get something...
This!!
Well. You cant lie/tamper with evidence. Its kind of a big deal, so hes probably likely to get something... This!! |
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by boatyyy on Mar 1, 2012 19:59:55 GMT 1, ^^hmmm, yeah... guess if there's a lesson - sometimes one can pay more dearly for the reaction than the original act itself... still think incarceration is too severe a punishment for this... society can reap much more benefit with other remediation solutions.... but, what do i know...
^^hmmm, yeah... guess if there's a lesson - sometimes one can pay more dearly for the reaction than the original act itself... still think incarceration is too severe a punishment for this... society can reap much more benefit with other remediation solutions.... but, what do i know...
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Argiebaji
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Shepard Fairey / Obey Pleads Guilty , by Argiebaji on Mar 1, 2012 22:37:09 GMT 1, Isn't it the case that 98 percent of people plead guilty even when they aren't because he they are found guilty after pleading innocent they get 5 times longer in the clink plus fees ? 6 months from July! Its going to be one hell of an obey drop next January. Some edgy images in 2013?
Isn't it the case that 98 percent of people plead guilty even when they aren't because he they are found guilty after pleading innocent they get 5 times longer in the clink plus fees ? 6 months from July! Its going to be one hell of an obey drop next January. Some edgy images in 2013?
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