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Shepard Fairey Pleads Guilty to Contempt Charge

February 24th, 2012 in Copyright / Criminal / Litigation
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Shepard Faireyhas pled guilty to one count of criminal contempt for destroying documents, manufacturing evidence and other misconduct in civil litigation against the Associated Press regarding his Obama “Hope” poster.

A sentencing date has been set for July 16. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release that the artist faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a maximum term of supervised release of one year. He also faces a maximum fine of $5,000.

Via The LA Times.

 

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