The HOPE poster proves credit, permission and ownership are not the same question.
P05 · Obama · Garcia · AP · Fairey
Credit is not clearance
7 frames7 asset recordsPublication gated
SUBJECT: Barack Obama
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mannie Garcia
ASSERTED PHOTO RIGHTS: Associated Press
ADAPTER: Shepard Fairey
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Sources21 records
What supports this story
- 17 U.S.C. § 106 — Exclusive rights in copyrighted worksUnited States Congress; Legal Information Institute access copy · authority/proof boundary
- Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersWorld Intellectual Property Organization · authority/proof boundary
- FTC Approves Final Lord & Taylor Order Prohibiting Deceptive Advertising TechniquesFederal Trade Commission · authority/proof boundary
- Works Made for Hire — Circular 30U.S. Copyright Office · archive/context evidence
- Smithsonian Open AccessSmithsonian Institution · archive/context evidence
- Perma.ccPerma.cc / Harvard Library Innovation Lab · authority/proof boundary
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts — New YorkVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts · authority/proof boundary
- Copyright Public Records SystemU.S. Copyright Office · claim/context evidence
- National Archives for DevelopersU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- Citizen ArchivistU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- Smithsonian Learning LabSmithsonian Institution · archive/context evidence
- National Archives Open DataU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- MiradorCommunity-driven IIIF project · claim/context evidence
- Hypothesis ProjectHypothesis nonprofit/open-standards project · claim/context evidence
- DPLA APIDigital Public Library of America · claim/context evidence
- Data.gov API and CatalogU.S. General Services Administration · archive/context evidence
- OK2UseOK2Use · claim/context evidence
- FTC Endorsements and Testimonials HubFederal Trade Commission · authority/proof boundary
- Artists & PhotographersLibrary of Congress · literal-media candidate
- ILO World of Work Photo LibraryInternational Labour Organization · literal-media candidate
- The Person Inside the AssetInstitutions of One Reader · reader experience/companion surface
Tools and interactives49 records
Explore the system
- Wanna Work Together?Creative Commons · literal-media candidate
- Creative Commons Video LibraryCreative Commons · literal-media candidate
- Smithsonian Open AccessSmithsonian Institution · archive/context evidence
- OpenverseOpenverse / WordPress · literal-media candidate
- Meta Ad LibraryMeta · reader action/tool
- LinkedIn Ad LibraryLinkedIn · reader action/tool
- TikTok Creative Center — Top AdsTikTok · reader action/tool
- OpenverseOpenverse / WordPress project · literal-media candidate
- Europeana APIs and IIIFEuropeana Foundation · reader action/tool
- Creative Commons Search PortalCreative Commons · reader action/tool
- C2PA Conformance ExplorerCoalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity · reader action/tool
- Content Credentials VerifyContent Authenticity Initiative · reader action/tool
- c2patoolContent Authenticity Initiative contributors · reader action/tool
- Digimarc C2PA Browser ExtensionDigimarc · reader action/tool
- Internet Archive Save Page NowInternet Archive · reader action/tool
- Perma.ccPerma.cc / Harvard Library Innovation Lab · authority/proof boundary
- Zotero and Web APICorporation for Digital Scholarship · reader action/tool
- Crossref REST APICrossref · reader action/tool
- Unpaywall APIOurResearch · reader action/tool
- DataCite Commons and APIDataCite · reader action/tool
- FlourishFlourish / Canva · playable/embed candidate
- DatawrapperDatawrapper · playable/embed candidate
- Google Dataset SearchGoogle · reader action/tool
- GitHub Repository REST APIGitHub · reader action/tool
- LinkedIn Publishing Platform GuidelinesLinkedIn · reader action/tool
- LinkedIn Article and Newsletter Publishing HelpLinkedIn · reader action/tool
- FTC Endorsement Guides and Disclosures 101U.S. Federal Trade Commission · literal-media candidate
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts — New YorkVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts · authority/proof boundary
- Copyright Public Records SystemU.S. Copyright Office · claim/context evidence
- Virtual Card CatalogU.S. Copyright Office · reader action/tool
- IP Basic ToolkitsU.S. Patent and Trademark Office · reader action/tool
- National Archives for DevelopersU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- Citizen ArchivistU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- Library of Congress IIIF Image ServicesLibrary of Congress · literal-media candidate
- Smithsonian Learning LabSmithsonian Institution · archive/context evidence
- National Archives Open DataU.S. National Archives and Records Administration · archive/context evidence
- TimelineJSNorthwestern University Knight Lab · playable/embed candidate
- StoryMapJSNorthwestern University Knight Lab · playable/embed candidate
- SoundCiteJSNorthwestern University Knight Lab · literal-media candidate
- MiradorCommunity-driven IIIF project · claim/context evidence
- Hypothesis ProjectHypothesis nonprofit/open-standards project · claim/context evidence
- H5P Content Types and Accessibility MatrixH5P core team · literal-media candidate
- DPLA APIDigital Public Library of America · claim/context evidence
- Data.gov API and CatalogU.S. General Services Administration · archive/context evidence
- Copyright Claims Board HandbookU.S. Copyright Office — Copyright Claims Board · reader action/tool
- OK2UseOK2Use · claim/context evidence
- Creative Commons licensing infographicWikimedia Commons contributor · literal-media candidate
- FTC Endorsements and Testimonials HubFederal Trade Commission · authority/proof boundary
- Choose the ConsequenceInstitutions of One Reader · reader experience/companion surface
Rights and permitted use7 asset records
What may appear
Choose the ConsequenceHOLD
Companion Reader experience
Credit Institutions of One Reader. Source: https://institutions-of-one-reader.vercel.app/experiences/choose-the-consequence
License RN-controlled Reader surface
File availability REMOTE REFERENCE ONLY
OpenverseHOLD
Never auto-approve a result from aggregator metadata.
Credit Openverse / WordPress. Source: https://openverse.org/about
License Discovery only; Openverse explicitly does not verify indexed licenses or attribution; original-source review and rights freeze mandatory
File availability REMOTE REFERENCE ONLY
OpenverseHOLD
Never auto-clear from indexed metadata alone.
Credit Openverse / WordPress project. Source: https://openverse.org/
License License varies; verify every record at original source
File availability REMOTE REFERENCE ONLY
DatawrapperHOLD
Keep downloadable data and static fallback; quarterly QA.
Credit Datawrapper. Source: https://www.datawrapper.de/
License Dataset rights remain separate; service terms govern embeds/exports
File availability REMOTE REFERENCE ONLY
SoundCiteJSHOLD
Inline listen-to-the-evidence moments inside articles without a detached player.
Credit Northwestern University Knight Lab. Source: https://soundcite.knightlab.com/
License Audio, performance and composition rights remain separate; transcript is required for accessibility.
File availability REMOTE REFERENCE ONLY
Creative Commons licensing infographicHOLD
Rights-literacy card; use only with complete item-level attribution.
Credit Wikimedia Commons contributor. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Understanding_licensing_and_sharing_work_with_Creative_Commons_Infographic.jpg
License CC BY-SA 4.0 at review; attribution, license link, change notice and ShareAlike apply.
File availability EXTERNAL ARCHIVE HASHED
Official portrait of Barack ObamaHOLD
Official portrait of Barack Obama.
Credit Pete Souza / Obama-Biden Transition project via Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg
License CC BY 3.0; attribution and license link required; not the Mannie Garcia/AP source photograph
File availability EXTERNAL ARCHIVE HASHED
Captions, credits, alt text and proof limits
Visual treatment
Minimal AP publisher/headline/date strip above original four-node map; no photo or poster.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original SUBJECT node; text only, no likeness.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original PHOTOGRAPHER node connected to PHOTO; no photograph.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original CLAIMANT node; label as asserted, not adjudicated here.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original ADAPTER node connected to POSTER; no poster reproduction.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original CREDIT ≠ PERMISSION ≠ OWNERSHIP diagram.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
Visual treatment
RN-original four-field clearance checklist with SETTLED ≠ ADJUDICATED footer.
Alt text
Official portrait of Barack Obama photographed by Pete Souza, with U.S. flag and presidential setting; CC BY 3.0.
Credit
Research source: The Associated Press, September 7, 2012; accessed August 24, 2026. Original diagrams © RN Collins / Institutions of One.
Rights posture
OPEN-LICENSED PORTRAIT — CC BY 3.0
Proof boundary
Literally depicts Barack Obama. It is not the Mannie Garcia/AP photograph or HOPE poster and must not be presented as either.
Asset SHA-25619ec613e6831dd0c285b907f4cf1be13a654f8ac237435146320ec3dcc42cd45
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