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    <author><![CDATA[Razz007]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[What make this all the more ridiculous is that most likely (especially since Fairey is known for lifting ideas from other sources)he lifted the word Obey from the 1988 John Carpenter movie "They Live". <br>
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    Here's a quote from the wikipedia page:<br>
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    "When Nada later dons the glasses for the first time, the world appears in shades of grey, with significant differences.
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:25:14 -0400</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I think the decision to serve the cease and desist order came more from Shepard's legal team more than directly from him. It was probably brought to their attention and they moved in on it.
        
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      <![CDATA[<br>
    A few points Steelerbaby would like to make here.<br>
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    1. Obey Giant's trademark of the word "Obey" has very specific usages in order to be TM-ed.
        
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      <![CDATA[Hey Rumspring,<br>
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    You wrote:<br>
    The original Andre the Giant image was done as a practical joke and ultimately developed a cult following. At that level it was more of a parody than a commercial endeavor.
        
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      <![CDATA[Would anyone have a problem understanding Levi-Stauss's perspective if the word "LEVI'S" appeared above the baby? Obey is the name of the company and a registered trademark that appears in a very similar fashion all over Obey Giant products.<br>
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    You might even recall a line of advertising that Levi's used a while back involving a very similar kewpie doll.
        
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      <![CDATA[@ sanderson<br>
    You couldn't be more wrong.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[thisnthat]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[i can't believe I just wasted 6 minutes of my life reading this. i feel retarded.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[dzee]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Fairey is such a hypocritical jerk ass. This isn't the first time he's sued people either.
        
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      <![CDATA[This discussion is the difference between copying and deriving. Fairey derived his Obama image from an original photograph.
        
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      <![CDATA[Fairey's ENTIRE career has been based on ripping off other artist's work and calling it his own.<br>
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    Read this for a detailed accounting.<br>
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    http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:43:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Hey Sheila E. It's well documented that the "Andre the Giant has a Posse" image was created in 1986 and Titan Sports sued Fairey in 1988 for use of the image. I think that Mr. Young did a fine job in getting his facts straight and in crafting this article.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Sheila E]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Late 80's ??? Please Shepard Fairey was still "studying" "art" at RISDI in the late 80's and sending embarrassing fan mail to West Coast clothing companies that he idolized.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:52:55 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA["We're not trying to be hypocritical," he continues, "but we're definitely trying to protect our trademark."<br>
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    Yeah I guess no one really sets out with the agenda of being hypocritical, it's just something that happens when one determines a particular course of action contrary to to what they dictate. Like advocating free speech and condemning anti-consumerism through a contemporary art medium and then assailing free trade and promoting capitalism through the current legal system.<br>
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    What a kook.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:36:53 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I just recently heard Fairey with Terri Gross on NPR and she talked with him about his use of the AP photographer's original image of Obama as a basis for his well-known poster. After hearing Fairey defend ripping off the photographer and then suing AP ( who is actually in a dispute with the original photographer over rights to the image used by Fairey) the one who comes out of this sadly on the greasy end of the stick is the photographer Manny Garcia.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:08:57 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[I thought parody was covered under fair use[?]
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:11:02 -0500</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[ChefBoots]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Typical of a guy that never was truly an artist to begin with. It's funny how the successful artists who are truly artists to the core no matter the medium keep their artistic integrity and remain artists when they make it big.
        
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      <![CDATA[I can almost understand the Steelerbaby merchandise with just the word "obey," but I have a Steelerbaby mug with "Obey Steelerbaby"  which is completely different phrase. Fairey has become the same type of corporation he claims to fight against.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:30:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Note to Mr. Broders- Shepard Faireys partner- not  just on the surface but underneath the surfact too- Mr.Fairey- is indeed being  hypocritical.<br>
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    Note to Mr. Cadle- Mr. Fairey's company has no greater authority to enforce Obey and it is untrue that a federally registered trademark" gives you the right to use your trademark nationwide"<br>
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    Note to Ms. Perches- a reprentative from Fairey's company- it is untrue that because you have a trademark on the word Obey "anything with obey on it they can't have" <br>
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    Note to Mr. Werner- you are missing out on a PR opportunity here.
        
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