What Che Can Teach Shepard Fairey
If only Shepard Fairey had been this astute. About a year ago I wrote about how the copyright to the iconic Che Guevara image was being used to protect it from crass commercial use (Can Copyright Lawsuits Be Used To Protect Meaning?)
Now we hear that Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick is seeking to do the same with his rendition of Alberto Korda’s black and white photograph. Is this Shepard Fairey v Associated Press all over again?
Not exactly. Fitzpatrick is seeking to obtain full copyright to his image, and then transfer it to Korda’s daughter.
Via Artdaily. Thanks to a loyal Clancco reader for the lead to this one!
Tags: appropriation, Cuba, fair use, intellectual property, photography, revolutionary images
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