.
By RANDY KENNEDY
In a pre-emptive strike, the street artist Shepard Fairey filed a lawsuit on Monday against The Associated Press, asking a federal judge to declare that he is protected from copyright infringement claims in his use of a news photograph as the basis for a now ubiquitous campaign poster image of President Obama.
The suit was filed in federal court in Manhattan after The Associated Press said it had determined that it owned the image, which Mr. Fairey used for posters and stickers distributed grass-roots style last year during the election campaign.
The Complete Story…
Mannie Garcia/Associated Press
The Associated Press objects to the use of a photo of Barack Obama by Mannie Garcia in a poster by Shepard Fairey.
Nancy Grace Producers give the latest news in the case of murdered tot, Caylee Anthony.
Check back for frequent updates.
Story Highlights
# Watch Nancy Grace each night at 8 & 10 ET on Headline News
# Caylee Marie Anthony’s remains have been identified by investigators
# Her mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with first-degree murder
Friday Feb 6, 2009
2 PM ET – As we await a motion for a change of venue, the defense announces they want to keep the city where they will request the trial be moved a secret. Casey Anthony’s attorney says he does not want the same amount of publicity that is now in Orlando to make its way to the requested location. And just announced: George and Cindy Anthony’s family attorney will hold a press conference later this afternoon.
The ongoing story…
Antitrust woes for Ticketmaster, Live Nation?
Many fear a merger would create a monopoly in the concert business
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – A proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. is expected to be announced within days, but antitrust concerns could delay its completion.
The deal would match the world’s dominant ticket seller, Ticketmaster, with Live Nation, which was once its biggest client. Live Nation is the world’s No. 1 concert promoter, owns 140-plus venues and has multiyear comprehensive rights deals covering the tours of Madonna, Jay-Z, U2, Nickelback and Shakira.
The Complete Story…
