Is Fairey's Use Fair Use?

Associated Press has filed its very lengthy Answer and Counterclaim in Fairey's preemptive litigation. Here is is, courtesy of Ray Beckerman.

Interestingly, AP has relied to a large extent on allegations that Fairey has made a career out of this sort of thing, and provides several other examples. AP also makes much of its history of photographing Presidents.

This is a rather unusual pleading - but this is a rather unusual case.

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