Last week we brought you the sad story of chiptune artist Andy Baio and his run in with the legal system over an album cover. Opponents of current copyright laws will no doubt then get a smile out of this.
https://lastchance.cc/8-bit-chiptune-cover-art-cost-this-man-32-500-5815075%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The person responsible, writing anonymously to Hyperallergenic, says:
I hope that every time Jay leaves the house, he sees these postersāand as he looks at them or tries to tear them down he thinks about how evil what he did was. Maybe heāll realize that at some level all art borrows from other art, and suing another artist for fair use appropriation undermines all artists. Maybe heāll feel guilty about being such a thief. And then maybe heāll think about giving that money backāor donating it to charity or something. But probably not.
Maybe not the most constructive protest, but then, you can rarely make an artistic statement by being constructive.
Breaking: Millionaire Extorts $$$ From Artist, Street Artists Strike Back [Hyperallergenic]
