I have gained a great deal of knowledge about copyright, using other artists’ photos and illustrations, and my obligations as a designer to clients, other designers, and the public from reading the AIGA Design Guides. After reading about the “HOPE Poster” case, I now have a better understanding of image source and how altering photos that I haven’t sought for permission to use or bought a license for could harm my reputation as a designer and artist in addition to costing me money.
Sources
- “A Client’s Guide to Design: How to Get the Most Out of the Process” AIGA. (2001). PDF. New York City; Richard Grefé, AIGA.
- “Case Study on Fair Use and Fair Dealing: The Hope Poster Litigation” Fisher, W. (2012). PDF. Cambridge; Harvard Journal of Law and Technology.
- “Use of Photography” AIGA. (2001). PDF. New York City; Richard Grefé, AIGA.
- Kennedy, R. (2012, September 7). Shepard Fairey is fined and sentenced to probation in ‘hope’ poster case. The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/shephard-fairey-is-fined-and-sentenced-to-probation-in-hope-poster-case/
