A Very Telling Line

The LA Times article addresses and focuses on the artist's, Shepard Fairey, "fair use" and copyright problems. They also spend considerable time pointing out how he lied, lied to cover-up a mistake, and based a counter lawsuit on his lie. I am not disagreeing with that angle of the article.

What I found so telling is the paragraph:

"The artist expressed his remorse in his statement, saying that he is taking 'full responsibility for my actions which were mine alone. I am taking every step to correct the information and I regret I did not come forward sooner.'"

His admission that he acted alone and take "full responsibility" raises a huge flag, at least to me, that he is the fallguy for someone or some group. Why would he have to say this, as a caveat? A prosecutor may be accusing him of being part of a conspiracy, and if so, his defense is understandable. Please understand, I am not stating that he is taking the hit, but with dealings recently uncovered with the National Endowment for the Arts, it is questionable.

Shepard Fairey admits to wrongdoing in Associated Press lawsuit